Tesla has not received a formal proposal from its founder Elon Musk to take the company private, its board of directors has said.
The electric carmaker said it had created a special committee of three directors to evaluate any such proposal.
Mr Musk announced on Twitter on 7 August that he was considering taking Tesla private.
On Monday, he said financing had been discussed with Saudi Arabia.
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