Well that sounds pretty boring, but trust me, it gets better.
There was one special and utterly unexpected guest who joined the meeting from far-off Texas… Elon Musk.
Yep, you read that right.
In fact it was Volkswagens CEO Herbert Diess himself who invited Musk to join the meeting via video call.
Turning your enemy into a friend?!
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And the situation gets even weirder…
Musk to the rescue?!
More employeesare required for vertical integration, he noted.
Tesla as a role model?!
Tesla can workagainas role model.
What the hell is happening?
Especially since Deisshas previously thrown shade on IONITY which is partlyownedby VW when he couldnt find appropriate charging points.
So is this a weird kind of sportsmanship?
Or is it an uncommon marketing strategy for both companies?
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Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
