Musk says SpaceX and Tesla are exploring blockbuster merger deal

B BloombergSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-10-20 · 23:35 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Elon Musk, CEO of both SpaceX and Tesla Inc., announced that special committees have been formed by each company to explore a potential merger. This preliminary step could lead to the largest corporate tie-up in history. Musk stated on Tuesday during SpaceX's earnings webcast that he believes there is significant merit in combining the companies, citing potential gains from cooperating on the development of superintelligence software. He also clarified that he is not participating in the committee discussions.

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Elon Musk is not taking part in the committee discussions.

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There is a lot to be gained from cooperating on developing superintelligence software.

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There is a lot of merit to combining the companies.

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SpaceX and Tesla Inc have formed special committees to explore a potential merger.

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A potential merger would rank as the largest corporate tie-up of all time.

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Elon Musk said SpaceX and Tesla Inc have formed special committees to explore a potential merger, a preliminary step towards what would rank as the largest corporate tie-up of all time. “I do think there’s a lot of merit to combining the companies,” Musk, the chief executive officer of both companies, said on Tuesday on SpaceX’s earnings webcast. “There’s a lot to be gained from cooperating on developing superintelligence software.” Musk said he is not taking part in the committee discussions...

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