SAN FRANCISCO: No sooner had Elon Musk tweeted his tentative proposal to take Tesla Inc private, than a debate raged about whether that’s even possible at a company that bleeds billions of dollars in cash.
But Musk’s idea isn’t a terrible one for a carmaker, it’s just Tesla is the wrong one. Germany’s BMW AG is a far better candidate for a buyout.
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