Twitter z6m64 Tesla, Other Elon Musk Companies to Remain Well Positioned Till 2023

Twitter currently has $13 billion (roughly Rs. 1,050 crore) in debt and faces interest payments totalling close to $1.2 billion (roughly Rs. 9,685 crore) in the next 12 months. 6n3169

By Reuters | Updated: 11 November 2022 19:02 IST

Twitter, Tesla, Other Elon Musk Companies to Remain Well Positioned Till 2023

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Tesla produced 87,706 Model 3s and Model Ys
Tesla reduced prices for its Model 3 and Model Y cars in China
Musk is also the CEO of satellite internet company SpaceX

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Elon Musk, who heads five companies including Tesla and Twitter, said in a tweet on Friday that his companies will be well positioned in 2023 despite the possibility of a tough economy. 2g4x2b

Twitter going bankrupt. Earlier in the day, in his first company-wide email, Musk warned that Twitter would not be able to "survive the economic downturn" if it fails to boost subscription revenue to offset falling advertising income, three people who have seen the message told Reuters.

Twitter currently has $13 billion (roughly Rs. 1,050 crore) in debt and faces interest payments totaling close to $1.2 billion (roughly Rs. 9,685 crore) in the next 12 months.

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The payments exceed the company's most recently disclosed cash flow, which amounted to $1.1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,880 crore) as of the end of June.

Meanwhile, electric carmaker Tesla added to its inventory in Shanghai, China, at its fastest pace ever in October.

Tesla, which counts China as a key market and production base operates a factory in Shanghai that ed for about half of its global deliveries last year.

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In October, Model Ys in Shanghai but delivered 71,704 vehicles, leaving a gap of 16,002 China-made cars in inventory, according to data from China Merchants Bank International (CMBI).

In a bid to boost sales, Tesla reduced prices for its Model 3 and Model Y cars in China and also offered an additional rebate for buyers who take delivery in November and buy insurance from one of its partners.

Musk told analysts last month that demand was strong in the quarter and he expected Tesla to be "recession-resilient".

Musk is also the CEO of satellite internet company Neuralink and tunneling enterprise The Boring Company.

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