Musk has long opposed advertising Tesla vehicles, tweeting in 2019 that he “hates advertising” and that “we use that money to make the product great.”
However, Musk has now hinted to a Tesla advertising venture during a shareholder meeting on Tuesday. Tesla has historically avoided traditional promotion and has grown primarily by word of mouth over the years. Musk, on the other hand, appears to have realised the importance of the advertising business now that he controls Twitter.
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