After watching from afar for so long, Tesla's products may officially enter Malaysia when Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob welcomes the proposal for Tesla to invest in the country.
The matter was said by him in an interview with reporters after meeting with the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the ASEAN-United States Business Council (US-ABC), Ted Osius.
According to the essence of the interview, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri 'spread the red carpet' to foreign investors and businessmen to come and make Malaysia an investment hub.
He said Malaysia very much welcomes any form of investment including digital economy investment, green technology and electric cars (EVs).
According to Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri, Malaysia is an important trading partner of the United States (US) and suggested that Tesla invest in Malaysia to produce its EV products.
For additional information, US-ABC was established in 1984 which represents 170 major US businesses in Southeast Asia, and the body plays an important role in attracting investment to ASEAN including Malaysia.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of Malaysia also met with the Secretary General of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA), Dr James H. Poisant in discussing the world's largest IT conference, the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT), to be held in Penang. September later.
The conference, which brought together various participants from around the world, including US space agency speakers, is expected to benefit Malaysians in terms of the technology sector.
So far it is unknown whether the invitation has reached the ears of the world’s richest millionaire, Elon Musk.
It is feared that Musk may be busy serving the Indonesian delegation visiting Tesla's production center in the US.
