Why BMW, not Tesla, is the real deal for a buyout

BMW's market capitalization is lower than Tesla despite the German automaker's profitabilty. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg)

By:

Chris Bryant

August 10, 2018 05:00 AM

Elon Musk's tentative proposal to take Tesla private isn't a bad idea for an automaker, it is just that the money-losing U.S. company is the wrong choice.

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