Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk has announced production was resuming at the automaker’s sole United States vehicle factory, in California, defying an order to stay closed and saying if anyone had to be arrested it should be him.

“We’re happy to get back to work and have implemented very detailed plans to help you keep safe as you return,” Reuters quoted him as saying in an email, titled “Furlough Has Ended And We Are Back To Work in Production!”

Musk over the weekend threatened to leave California for Texas or Nevada over his factory’s closure. His move has highlighted the competition for jobs and ignited a rush to woo the billionaire executive by states that have reopened their economies more quickly in response to encouragement from US President Donald Trump.

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