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SpaceX's president is floating a Tesla merger as the company begins trading

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Re: SpaceX's president is floating a Tesla merger as the company begins trading

#51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is a good question and I think it depends on who acquires who. If we wants control and SpaceX acquires Tesla, then I think it drops out until there is profitability.

They relaxed the rules for SpaceX already, it's in almost immediately the IPO

no, that’s Nasdaq not S&P

Re: SpaceX's president is floating a Tesla merger as the company begins trading

#52
A nice tidbit from the article, for people who think that Tesla Cybertrucks are actually selling decently well:

> SpaceX spent $131 million on Cybertrucks in 2025, according to SpaceX's IPO filing.

Per their numbers (20k cars sold in 2025) and the list price (70-100k), this means that almost 10% of all Cybertrucks sold by Tesla in 2025 were bought by another Elon Musk company.

Re: SpaceX's president is floating a Tesla merger as the company begins trading

#54
post #14

So now that Tesla is clearly crashing, fold it into the more successful SpaceX and get to roll the dice again? Classic Elon. This is the same thing that he did to rescue a failing Solar City by making it part of Tesla. It takes a lot to get where Elon is. But it also takes a willingness to double down over and over again on big bets. And he himself will be the first to admit that the most likely outcome of his strate…

I don't know who told you Tesla is crashing, but [they lied to you.]( https://www.tradingview.com/chart/cYRyThbO/ )

That’s the stock, which has very little relation to how the company itself is doing, especially in Tesla’s case!

Re: SpaceX's president is floating a Tesla merger as the company begins trading

#55

If they would to merge, Elon would have total control over this new entity (> 50%). Why would Tesla shareholders vote to relinquish their rights? I've been listening to some of the _Tesla cultist_ - as I call them - and they are open and excited about merging with SpaceX for one reason only: they want to keep Elon happy. Jfc.

Have you met Tesla shareholders?

Re: SpaceX's president is floating a Tesla merger as the company begins trading

#56

The Tesla/SpaceX merger rumors feel like classic cope created by Tesla bagholders who feel they are missing out on the SpaceX IPO. Let’s be real: Elon has mentally checked out of Tesla. His heart and focus is at SpaceX, and long time Tesla holders have watched this slow-motion abandonment happen over the past few years. Just look at the lack of projects/innovation coming out of Tesla, and compare that to what's happe…

It's incredible to think that there are still people who think Elon Musk is really involved in any positive way in the technology his companies' employees produce.

Re: SpaceX's president is floating a Tesla merger as the company begins trading

#57
post #8

> There's no question that there are synergies between Tesla and SpaceX in our futures," she said. "There's a convergence of what we're all trying to accomplish in the future." Accomplish a ludicrous valuation above all else?

Yeah I'm definitely questioning what synergies there are between Tesla and SpaceX. What do electric cars and rockets have in common? Are they going to me a rocket powered car? Put a Tesla on the moon? The only thing I can think that makes any sense at all is Teslas coming with Starlink terminals built in. That seems like a stretch though.

Batteries and solar panels in space/mars/moon.

Re: SpaceX's president is floating a Tesla merger as the company begins trading

#58
post #38

It would be like Samsung: Samsung does semiconductors, smartphones, displays, TVs, appliances, batteries, shipbuilding, construction, insurance, hotels, and even theme parks.

It would be like the old General Electric.
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