Reports emerged on Friday that a high-level Japanese group led by former Tesla board member Hiro Mizuno will try to persuade Tesla to invest in Nissan. The team believes Tesla may be interested in acquiring Nissan's U.S. manufacturing plants. Musk responded to a related report forwarded by electric vehicle analyst Sawyer Merritt on Friday night, writing: "The Tesla factory 'is' the product, and the autonomous taxi (Cybercab) production line is unique in the entire automotive industry."
In this regard, Teslarati, a website focusing on Tesla news, interpreted that over the years, Musk has repeatedly emphasized that Tesla’s “factory itself” is the company’s product. Among them, the most representative example is the Shanghai Gigafactory.
Tesla accumulated a lot of experience when producing early Model 3 models at the GA4 tent production line in the United States, and applied this experience to the Shanghai factory to greatly optimize the production process. Later, when Tesla built the Berlin Gigafactory), it further improved the factory model and further improved production efficiency.
Earlier, former Tesla director Mizuno Hiromichi had denied relevant reports. He posted on X, denying that he was related to "the Japanese consortium drafting Tesla's plan to invest in Nissan Motors." "I am not aware of any such move by the Japanese government."
Mizuno Hiromichi also pointed out that he "doubts whether Tesla has substantial interest in Nissan's factory because Tesla's factory design is very unique."