Elon Musk Never Told His Tesla Team He Was Planning TX HQ Move

Austin TX

08 November, 2021

3:02 PM

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AUSTIN, TX — Tesla's California leadership team had no idea that Elon Musk had plans to move Tesla's headquarters to Texas until it was announced at the annual shareholder meeting last month, according to a report by Bloomberg. On Oct. 7, Musk announced Tesla would move its headquarters from Palo Alto to Austin, citing house prices in the Bay Area, limits to scaling up business and length commutes as the reason to leave the Golden State. RELATED: Tesla Will Move Its Headquarters To Austin Dee Dee Myers, the director of California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office of business and economic development, said in a press call that Musk never told his team of the move. Live in Austin? Click here to subscribe to our free breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox and mobile devices. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter, and download our free mobile app on Android or iPhone. "We later talked to the leadership in his offices in California, who did not know until he made that announcement,"she said, according to Business Insider. Musk moved to Texas last year and Tesla began building its Austin Gigafactory last summer. Musk's aerospace company SpaceX, his neurotechnology company Neuralink, and his infrastructure company The Boring Company all have operations in Texas, too, and Musk has said he plans to form a new city called Starbase at SpaceX's Texas launch facilities, Business Insider reports. Musk said at the shareholder meeting that the company would continue to expand its activities in California, adding that Tesla aimed to ramp up production at its Fremont factory in the Bay Area by 50 percent. Musk has repeatedly clashed with California officials, including after coronavirus restrictions forced Tesla to temporarily close its Fremont factory. Musk threatened to move its headquarters to Nevada or Texas as a result. RELATED:No, Elon Musk Probably Is Not Starting A New College In Texas Austin Grassroots Group Concerned Over Tesla's Hiring Practices Tesla Starts ESL Program After Austin Group's Hiring Concerns