Austin, Texas (CNN Business) Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter on Tuesday that he attempted to sell the company "during the darkest days of the Model 3 program," but that Apple CEO Tim Cook "refused to take the meeting." Apple did not immediately respond to a request for commentMusk made the claim in response to a post about a Reuters report published Monday. "I reached out to Tim Cook to discuss the possibility of Apple acquiring Tesla (for 1/10 of our current value)," Musk said in a tweet. During the darkest days of the Model 3 program, I reached out to Tim Cook to discuss the possibility of Apple acquiring Tesla (for 1/10 of our current value). The Model 3 is now the best-selling luxury car in America, fueling Tesla's rise to the most valuable automaker in the world.

Source: CNN December 22, 2020 22:30 UTC