Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk on Sunday dismissed the chances of his EV company putting up a factory in the UK, saying that few companies would be willing to invest in the country under the current Labour Party-led administration.
What Happened: "Very few companies will be willing to invest in the UK with the current administration," Musk wrote in a post on social media platform X.
The billionaire CEO was responding to reports of Member of the Scottish Parliament Ash Regan requesting him to build a new gigafactory in Scotland.
"If Elon Musk took up my offer to explore expansion into Scotland it would be a game changer for our manufacturing base, bring billions to our economy, and create thousands of highly skilled and well-paid jobs," Regan told The Herald.
Very few companies will be willing to invest in the UK with the current administration
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 29, 2024
Aftermath: However, after Musk's comment on the current administration, Regan wrote on X, "Agree, Elon Musk; we need to shake out charlatans in government. The Alba Party aims to restore normality, protect women and girls from gender ideology and foster good government for people and a constructive business agenda in Scotland."
Initially elected to the parliament for the Scottish National Party, Regan moved to the Alba Party in 2023. She is known for opposing the Scottish National Party's Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill aimed at making it simpler for people to change their legal gender.
Musk, meanwhile, has previously said that his estranged transgender daughter was "not a girl" but that he was "tricked" into agreeing to gender-affirming care for her.
"My son Xavier is dead, killed by the woke mind virus," Musk said in an interview with Jordan Peterson in July, adding, "I vowed to destroy the woke mind virus after that... and we are making some progress."
Vivian Jenna Wilson, born Xavier Alexander Musk, hit back at these comments then.
Agree, @elonmusk; we need to shake out charlatans in government. The @albaparty aims to restore normality, protect women and girls from gender ideology and foster good government for people and a constructive business agenda in Scotland.
— Ash Regan MSP (@AshReganALBA) December 29, 2024
Musk has also previously slammed the UK, saying it has become a police state and claiming that the state is curbing the freedom of speech. Last month, the billionaire also said that all establishment parties in the UK will get "crushed" in the next election.
Musk's Tesla currently has only one gigafactory in Europe located near Berlin. The plant was opened in 2022 and produces the company's Model Y vehicle in addition to battery cells.
特斯拉公司（纳斯达克股票代码：TSLA）首席执行官埃隆·马斯克周日否认了他的电动汽车公司在英国建厂的可能性，称在现任工党领导的政府领导下，很少有公司愿意在英国投资。
发生了什么：“在本届政府的领导下，很少有公司愿意在英国投资，” 马斯克在社交媒体平台X上的一篇文章中写道。
这位亿万富翁首席执行官正在回应苏格兰国会议员阿什·里根要求他在苏格兰建造一座新的超级工厂的报道。
里根告诉《先驱报》：“如果埃隆·马斯克接受我的提议，探索向苏格兰扩张，那将改变我们的制造业基础的游戏规则，为我们的经济带来数十亿美元的收入，并创造数千个高技能和高薪工作岗位。”
在本届政府执政期间，很少有公司愿意在英国投资
— 埃隆·马斯克 (@elonmusk) 2024 年 12 月 29 日
后果：但是，在马斯克对现任政府发表评论后，里根在X上写道：“同意，埃隆·马斯克；我们需要驱逐政府中的骗子。阿尔巴党旨在恢复常态，保护妇女和女孩免受性别意识形态的侵害，并在苏格兰促进人民的良好政府和建设性的商业议程。”
里根最初当选为苏格兰国家党议员，并于2023年加入阿尔巴党。她以反对苏格兰国家党的《性别认可改革（苏格兰）法案》而闻名，该法案旨在使人们更容易改变其法定性别。
与此同时，马斯克此前曾表示，他疏远的变性女儿 “不是女孩”，但他被 “欺骗” 同意对她进行性别确认护理。
马斯克在7月接受乔丹·彼得森采访时说：“我的儿子泽维尔死了，死于觉醒的心灵病毒，” 他补充说，“我发誓要在那之后消灭苏醒的心灵病毒... 而且我们正在取得一些进展。”
原名泽维尔·亚历山大·马斯克的薇薇安·珍娜·威尔逊当时回击了这些评论。
同意，@elonmusk；我们需要驱逐政府中的骗子。@albaparty 旨在恢复常态，保护妇女和女孩免受性别意识形态的侵害，在苏格兰促进人民的良好政府和建设性的商业议程。
— Ash Regan MSP (@AshReganALBA) 2024 年 12 月 29 日
马斯克此前还抨击过英国，称它已成为一个警察国家，并声称该州正在限制言论自由。上个月，这位亿万富翁还表示，英国的所有建制政党将在下次选举中被 “压制”。
马斯克的特斯拉目前在欧洲只有一个位于柏林附近的超级工厂。该工厂于2022年开业，除了电池外，还生产该公司的Model Y汽车。
