However, one year after they founded Tesla, the two middle-aged uncles handed over the final decision on all matters of the company to the largest investor, Musk, in 2004.
CEO Martin eberhard (right) and CFO Mark Tapenning (left)
Eberhard, the CEO, could have held an important position at Tesla, but he was dismissed in 2007 because of disagreement with Musk. After leaving Tesla, eberhard went for a walk at Volkswagen, then founded a battery technology company called InEVit, and his voice was gradually drowned out.
Until 20 16, a rich second generation named Zhang Zhengping knocked on his door.
Zhang Zhengping is the son of Zhang Xinghai, the chairman of A-share Xiaokang Group (now renamed Selis). Zhang Xinghai has made springs for household appliances, spare parts for commercial vehicles, minibuses and passenger cars (belonging to its Dongfeng scenery brand), focusing on the low-end market.
But overall, his business is not "high-end". Zhang Xinghai himself said that after three stages of development,
Three times, I was looked down upon.
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