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Apple negotiates acquisition deal with Tesla in 2013, analyst "certain information"

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Analysts say Apple was specifically considering acquiring the electric vehicle maker Tesla around 2013. It is rumored that Apple has been working on developing autonomous vehicles for several years.

Apple sues Tesla for acquisition in 2013

Around 2013, Apple was suing an electric car maker Tesla for acquisitions, it was revealed to US media CNBC that Mr. Craig Irwin, an analyst at investment company Roth Capital Partners.

He has shown strong confidence in the accuracy of the information as "a number of confirmations and correct information," but he does not know whether the two companies have finally reached the stage of exchanging contracts. is.

Erwin also says that Apple is currently building several large dry room facilities in California for interesting battery-related research.

Apple presented a favorable acquisition

According to Erwin, Apple has offered Tesla an acquisition for $ 240 per share. The share price was quite favorable, considering that the price of Tesla was less than $ 200 at that time.

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Based on the number of shares issued by Tesla as of the end of January 2013, MacRumors estimates that the total acquisition price may have been about $ 27.4 billion (about 3 trillion yen at the current rate).

If the acquisition is realized, it will be a major acquisition that will significantly outweigh Beats, which was acquired for $ 3 billion in 2014.

At the time of writing, Tesla's share price was around $ 205, up about 4% from about $ 198 at the CNBC, but it dropped sharply after having hit $ 365 last December , Apple seems to be a chance of acquisition.

Content and coverage of the 2014 news report

About Apple's acquisition of Tesla, local media reportedly reported in February 2014 that "Apple and CEO of Tesla held a top secret talk in the spring of 2013."

Both Apple and Tesla have attracted attention due to the human resources battle, and it has recently been found that Apple has pulled the head of the powertrain division from Tesla.

In the past, Tesla's CEO, Elon Mask, said that "Apple is a graveyard for people who did not use Tesla," and has shown that he is frustrated with Apple's withdrawal.

It has been rumored for several years that Apple is working on the development of an autonomous car called "Project Titan". Apple is currently conducting road trials of autonomous driving systems in the United States, but it is also reported that about 200 technicians in the autonomous driving department have been laid off.

You can see Craig Erwin's remarks at CNBC in this video.

Source: Electrek, MacRumors, AppleInsider
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