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Bloomberg reports that Musk’s SpaceX and Tesla are advancing merger talks. If realized, it would create a vast conglomerate spanning electric vehicles, rockets and AI, but it would still have to navigate business and regulatory political risks in China.
Bloomberg News, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that the billionairemusk Two major companies of (Elon Musk)spacex AndTesla (Tesla) is advancing merger talks and will announce a deal as soon as December, which is expected to become the largest merger in history. The two companies currently have a combined market capitalization of more than $3.4 trillion.
This positive timetable reflects Musk’s increasingly bullish style in corporate operations, but the two sides have also discussed pushing the announcement to early 2027.
The boards of directors and advisors from both parties are finalizing details such as the terms of the merger, as well as the post-merger governance structure. Representatives for Tesla and SpaceX did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The merger will create a group that will integrate electric vehicles, energy storage batteries, rockets and satellites. The logic of the merger lies in the fact that both parties have a common ambition to apply AI in areas such as space, autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots.
However, the deal must still clear several hurdles, including properly separating Tesla’s operations in China.
JPMorgan analyst Rajat Gupta reported last month that U.S. government contracts held by SpaceX, including national security-related defense business, conflict with Tesla’s vast and profitable Chinese manufacturing business, which would impact regulatory and shareholder approval of the transaction.
The deal will also face a political test as Democrats take control of Congress after the midterm elections and have promised to investigate Musk’s business and political dealings.
Musk said in October that the two companies had formed special committees composed of independent directors to evaluate the merger, with the goal of completing the transaction before the end of US President Trump’s term. The two parties already have business cooperation, including the joint construction of a TerraFab semiconductor factory in Texas.
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Bloomberg cited people familiar with the matter as saying that the two companies have entered the phase of finalizing the details of the merger terms and governance structure, and have formed a special committee of independent directors to evaluate the merger, which could be announced in December.
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Because the current combined market value of SpaceX and Tesla exceeds US$3.4 trillion, if the merger is completed, the scale will be astonishing and will form a huge enterprise group covering electric vehicles, energy storage, rockets and satellites.
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The biggest challenges include the separation of Tesla’s operations in China, as well as conflicts between SpaceX’s US government and national security contracts and Tesla’s Chinese manufacturing operations, as well as regulatory, shareholder and political scrutiny.
