April 26 (SeeNews) - The United States electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors, owned by Elon Musk, has approached Serbia's mineral water bottler BB Minaqua [BEL:BBMN] with an offer to purchase a stake in the company, the local media reported on Tuesday.
"Yes, Tesla has expressed in writing its interest in cooperation with our company, which would include an acquisition of a stake in the company," business news portal Biznis.rs quoted Minaqua assistant general manager Tatjana Malbasa as saying.
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Malbasa added that in addition to Minaqua Tesla has approached similar companies in Europe that bottle water with high iodine content, with comparable offers.
The company is currently preparing to send water samples to California, she said, adding that more details will be known in the coming weeks.