Tesla officially moves corporate headquarters from Silicon Valley to Austin

Tesla says it has formally moved its company headquarters from Silicon Valley to a big factory below building outside of Austin, Texas.

The corporate made the announcement late Wednesday in a submitting with U.S. securities regulators. CEO Elon Musk had stated on the firm’s annual assembly in October that the move was coming.

The submitting stated the relocation from Palo Alto, California, to what Tesla calls a “Gigafactory” on Harold Inexperienced Street close to Austin was finished on Wednesday.

In U.S. regulatory filings on the finish of final yr, Tesla stated it had about 71,000 workers worldwide. Firm information releases in 2020 stated about 10,000 work on the Palo Alto headquarters and 10,000 are employed at its manufacturing unit in Fremont, California.

It wasn’t clear if all the headquarters workers could be required to maneuver. A message was left Wednesday in search of remark from Tesla, which has disbanded its media relations division.

Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives stated in October that he expects among the 10,000 workers in Palo Alto received’t need to depart the Bay Space, however says a big quantity will, as a consequence of Austin’s decrease price of dwelling. He stated he thinks Tesla will give many the choice of staying, however expects 40% to 50% to make the transfer.

“The tax incentives down the highway, we consider, will probably be huge if you evaluate taxes versus California,” Ives stated. “Getting workers is less expensive and simpler in Texas.”

CEO Elon Musk hinted at making a transfer ever since a spat with Alameda County, California, well being officers over reopening the manufacturing unit in Fremont final yr at first of the coronavirus pandemic.

Musk has stated that he has moved his residence from California to Texas, the place there isn’t a state private revenue tax.