Volkswagen backed Tesla's bid to go private: Report
Volkswagen was reportedly one of the companies which backed Elon Musk-led Tesla's bid to go private. Reports claimed that Volkswagen along with private equity firm Silver Lake, which was brought in by Goldman Sachs' advisers, offered $30 billion for the same. Musk didn't like the deal as he believed it would give Volkswagen too much influence over Tesla, reports added. 