Elon Musk, Warren Buffett Spar After Berkshire Billionaire Disses Tesla
发布时间：2019-05-06 09:59:59 发布人：TokenString
By CCN: Billionaire Elon Musk joked about Warren Buffettafter the Berkshire Hathaway chairman dissed his plans to launch Tesla insurance and said he’d bet against it.
At the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting this weekend, Buffett questioned the wisdom of a Tesla insurance product, which Musk plans to launch soon.
WARREN BUFFETT: I’D BET AGAINST TESLA INSURANCE
Buffett — whose net worth tops $89 billion — says insurance is a tough racket to break into. Accordingly, he expressed skepticism that Tesla could gain traction in the competitive industry.
“It’s not an easy business,” Buffett told shareholders (via CNBC). “The success of the auto companies getting into the insurance business is probably as likely as the success of the insurance companies getting into the auto business.”
“I’d bet against any company in the auto business [getting into insurance.] I worry much more about Progressive.”
It bears pointing out that one-third of Berkshire Hathaway’s business is in insurance, including Geico, its wholly-owned subsidiary.
So it’s not surprising that Buffett is talking down a potential competitor.
ELON MUSK FIRES BACK: WARREN SAYS TO BUY TESLA
Elon Musk reacted to the diss by joking that Buffett secretly loves Tesla.
The hilarity erupted after Musk tweeted a link urging his followers to order the Tesla Model 3, which he says is cheaper than a Honda Accord.
Musk then followed up with a playful tweet claiming that Tesla is “also 1,000 more fun” than a Honda Accord. H
e joked “that’s a direct quote from Warren Buffett.”
That caused a flurry of comical replies, including funny Warren Buffett memes like the one below.
— Crypto₿irb (@crypto_birb) May 4, 2019
Musk — who has battled the SEC over his tweeting — then good-naturedly responded to several questions, including one asking when he plans to launch a candy company.
“Candy is coming
By CCN: Billionaire Elon Musk joked about Warren Buffettafter the Berkshire Hathaway chairman dissed his plans to launch Tesla insurance and said he’d bet against it.
At the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting this weekend, Buffett questioned the wisdom of a Tesla insurance product, which Musk plans to launch soon.
WARREN BUFFETT: I’D BET AGAINST TESLA INSURANCE
Buffett — whose net worth tops $89 billion — says insurance is a tough racket to break into. Accordingly, he expressed skepticism that Tesla could gain traction in the competitive industry.
“It’s not an easy business,” Buffett told shareholders (via CNBC). “The success of the auto companies getting into the insurance business is probably as likely as the success of the insurance companies getting into the auto business.”
“I’d bet against any company in the auto business [getting into insurance.] I worry much more about Progressive.”
It bears pointing out that one-third of Berkshire Hathaway’s business is in insurance, including Geico, its wholly-owned subsidiary.
So it’s not surprising that Buffett is talking down a potential competitor.
ELON MUSK FIRES BACK: WARREN SAYS TO BUY TESLA
Elon Musk reacted to the diss by joking that Buffett secretly loves Tesla.
The hilarity erupted after Musk tweeted a link urging his followers to order the Tesla Model 3, which he says is cheaper than a Honda Accord.
Musk then followed up with a playful tweet claiming that Tesla is “also 1,000 more fun” than a Honda Accord. He joked “that’s a direct quote from Warren Buffett.”
That caused a flurry of comical replies, including funny Warren Buffett memes like the one below.
— Crypto₿irb (@crypto_birb) May 4, 2019
Musk — who has battled the SEC over his tweeting — then good-naturedly responded to several questions, including one asking when he plans to launch a candy company.
“Candy is coming
