Tesla Inc. and California appear to be warming up to each other again as the electric vehicle-maker announced it will establish a "global engineering headquarters" in Palo Alto, California.
In 2021 the automaker exited the state, in part, relocating its corporate offices to Texas whichwas made public and confirmed at the time from a regulatory filing.
Tesla made the move partly to save around $2.5 billion in capital gains taxes.
On Wednesday California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Tesla CEO Elon Musk stood side-by-side at an event announcing the move as a sign of cooperation between the two, and the improved energy.
Gov. Newsom said "Tesla is a California company."
Tesla's new headquarters for its engineering operation will takeover what was once the headquarters for Hewlett Packard, Musk said.
Newsom told the crowd that was gathered for the event, "applaud everybody, there's a lot to be excited about."
"I couldn't be more proud of California's commitment to support Tesla," Newsom said.
Newsom and Musk later went on to banter during the live-streamed event about how much money each of the two have.
"Mine went negative for a while," Musk said, talking about his bank account.
Newsom responded, "I got a pension, so."
California's government is looking to promote and retain the number of engineers and AI experts in the state, as well as not neglect power behind the number of patents that entities in the state hold.
As for Tesla, the company's corporate headquarters still remain in Texas.