Musk dials into Volkswagen executive conference

Musk VW call — Elon Musk addressed 200 Volkswagen executives via a video call after an invitation from the carmaker's CEO Herbert Diess. (TWITTER)

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LUDWIG BURGER

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Reuters

October 17, 2021 01:24 AM

FRANKFURT -- Tesla boss Elon Musk has addressed 200 Volkswagen executives via a video call after an invitation from the German carmaker's CEO Herbert Diess, who wants to galvanize VW's top brass for a faster pivot to electric vehicles.

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