Elon Musk announces Tesla HQ returning to California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom joined billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday to announce that the Golden State will be home to Tesla's new Engineering headquarters.
"This is a poetic transition," said Musk, Tesla's CEO.
California Engineering HQ—Remarks by Gov. Newsom/Elon Musk https://t.co/DMoY7TYK5O
— Tesla (@Tesla) February 22, 2023
The former headquarters of Hewlett-Packard will be used as Tesla's engineering HQ, Musk said.
"I couldn't be more proud of California's commitment to support Tesla over the course of the last few decades," Newsom said. "Tesla is a California Company. It started here first."
Tesla moved its headquarters from Palo Alto to Texas after a dispute with California over COVID-19 restrictions.
However, even after the move, Tesla has continued to base a sizable part of its operations in California – including opening a new battery factory in Lathrop.