It was a PR move. All major business websites had a story about the news. They would have preferred that this didn't come out and NKLA was able to create a real

It was a PR move. All major business websites had a story about the news. They would have preferred that this didn't come out and NKLA was able to create a real company, but it isn't like they shut down all their factories in anticipation of NKLA making all the GM cars.