2023-06-16 09:11:41
Emmanuel Macron with Elon Musk in mid-May, during the “Choose France” summit. MICHEL EULER / AFP
DECRYPTION – Paris is in competition with Madrid to obtain the next factory of the American electric vehicle giant. The government hopes to convince the entrepreneur.
What if France finally managed to attract a Tesla factory to its territory? Unthinkable a few years ago, this hypothesis has gained momentum in recent months, as the meetings between Emmanuel Macron and Elon Musk, the boss of the American manufacturer, have multiplied. If rumors circulate, very few details leak. Proof that the subject is locked and that we fear leaks likely to derail the discussions, we refuse to comment on the side of the ministerial offices. Ditto on the side of the political and economic actors of Hauts-de-France, who would tick all the boxes to accommodate a potential future Tesla factory.
The Head of State makes no secret of his hope of convincing the entrepreneur, also at the head of Twitter, to choose France for his next projects. Symbolically, the blow would be too good for a President of the Republic wishing to highlight his record in terms of the reindustrialization of the country. So the forces…
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