Apple Hires Former Vice President of Engineering Steve MacManus

Cupertino’s company recently hired Steve MacManus, a former Tesla executive who was in charge of automotive interior and exterior engineering. According to Bloomberg, MacManus joined Tesla in 2015 and has also worked on Jaguar Land Rover, Bentley Motors and Aston Martin.

At AppleApple, we considered buying Tesla in 2013 for more than it’s worth today

Apple Hires Former Vice President of Engineering Steve MacManus
Apple Hires Former Vice President of Engineering Steve MacManus

According to his LinkedIn profile, MacManus is now a Senior Director at Apple, but we have no additional information about the job he will be doing at the apple firm.

While his interior design skills are applicable to Apple’s car team , Bloomberg indicates that MacManus may also be working on other projects at Apple, beyond the development of a car. It is believed that Apple is working on an autonomous electric vehicle project, although given the countless rumors on the subject over the years, it remains unclear what Apple’s ultimate goal is.

This is not the first time we hear about Apple and Tesla, as Cupertino’s firm considered buying Tesla in 2013 for more than it is currently worth. According to a recent report, at that time, the company offered around $240 per share .

Tesla’s stock is currently trading at just over $200. In other words, Apple would have paid much more than Tesla is now worth without even having the expansion and production it currently has. In 2013, Tesla’s shares balanced from about $43 to about $190 .

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