SINGAPORE – Elon Musk, who owns Tesla Inc. defended in China, praised the country’s plans to tackle carbon emissions and grow its economy, saying it would become the largest carmaker in the long run.
In a brief interview with Chinese state television, published three days after he sought to reassure Chinese politicians about concerns that the company’s vehicles pose a national safety risk, Tesla’s CEO said he was impressed by the carbon emissions targets set out in the country’s last five-year economic and social blueprint agreed earlier this month.
“I want to take an optimistic note and I am very confident that China’s future will be great and that China aims to be the largest economy in the world and to have great prosperity in the future,” he said. . state broadcaster China Central Television said in an interview published on Tuesday.
“China will be our largest market in the long run, both where we make the most vehicles and where we have the most customers,” he added.
According to public records, China was about one-fifth of Tesla’s global revenue of $ 31.5 billion by 2020. The US is its largest market with $ 15.2 billion in sales.