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Tesla’s Musk dials into Volkswagen executive conference By Reuters

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© Reuters. FILEPHOTO: Elon M Musk, founder of SpaceX, and CEO at Tesla, visited the Gruenheide construction site for Tesla’s gigafactory near Berlin on May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo

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FRANKFURT – Tesla CEO Elon Musk spoke to 200 Volkswagen (DE) executives by video calling. This was after Herbert Diess invited him to do so. The goal of the call was to inspire VW’s high ranking brass and accelerate their transition to electric vehicles.

The comments on Thursday by Musk to a VW managers gathering in Alpbach, Austria, confirmed by Diess via Twitter (NYSE:) https://twitter.com/Herbert_Diess/status/1449333401048293378 on Saturday after a report in Handelsblatt daily, included praise of VW for being an “icon” and Tesla’s greatest challenger, Handelsblatt said.

When asked by Diess about why Tesla is more agile than other companies, Musk replied it was because of his management style. Musk also stated that he is an engineer and has an excellent eye for logistics, supply chain, production and distribution.

Diess wrote on Linkedin to say that he brought Musk in as a surprise guest in an effort to make it clear that VW must take faster decisions and have less bureaucracy for “the biggest change in VW’s history.”

Diess stated on Linkedin, “Happy to learn that even our strongest competitor believes that we can succeed in the transition if you drive the transformation with all power.”

Diess stated that Tesla was the best example of Tesla’s skill. It took him only 2 to 3 weeks to change software so that he could switch between one microchip type and another.

In a Saturday tweet, Diess stated that VW had emerged as the primary contender for Tesla’s global supremacy in electric vehicles and would keep its dialog with Tesla.

The CEO stated, “We will soon visit you in Gruenheide.”

Last month, Diess warned that Tesla’s planned opening at Gruenheide, near Berlin of its first European car plant, would force the local economy to compete with the rapidly-growing U.S.-based electric vehicle manufacturer.

Tesla awaits final approval of the German 5.8 billion Euro ($6.8 Billion) building permit.

VW plans six battery plants in Europe to be built by the end of 2030, as part in its all-in wager on electric mobility.

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