Elon Musk visited the Aston Martin factory in 2008.
Elon Musk’s Tesla is now ranked among the world’s most valuable car companies, but there was once a billionaire businessman who was treated like an “amateur carmaker” by the CEO of one of the leading manufacturers. of luxury cars in the world. More than a decade after Aston Martin CEO acted “quite grumpy” as Elon Musk toured his factory, Tesla and SpaceX CEO responded to the incident in a startling tweet.
The incident was first described in Elon Musk’s 2015 book: Tesla, SpaceX and the Search for a Fantastic Future, by Ashlee Vance, but it gained attention after a viral tweet on Wednesday evening.
“Hey @elonmusk, how did your 2008 visit to @astonmartin change what you did with @tesla?” asked a Twitter account called “Tesla Owners Silicon Valley.”
The tweet went on to describe the visit, and wrote, “When Musk visited Aston Martin to see a tour of his factory, the CEO treated @elonmusk” like an amateur carmaker. “
Elon Musk, 49, confirmed the incident and admitted that Aston Martin CEO was not entirely wrong. “Actually, he was pretty grumpy, but we didn’t really know what we were doing, so he had a point,” Musk wrote.
In fact, he was pretty grumpy, but we didn’t really know what we were doing, so he had a point
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 17, 2020
His response has been “liked” more than 2,700 times on the microblogging platform.
According to Yahoo News, Ashlee Vance revealed in her book that Elon Musk fell into a fall after his divorce in 2008. Hoping to lift his spirits, his friend Bill Lee asked him to accompany him in a visit to London, during which he visited Mr. Musk. Aston Martin will tour its factory. The CEO treated Elon Musk “like an amateur vehicle builder,” Vance wrote.
In July this year, Tesla Inc. became the world’s most valued automaker and surpassed Toyota Motors Corp. Founded in 2003, Tesla is known for manufacturing electric cars.
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