Elon Musk’s Tesla cars have been buzzing around the globe for a while now. With outstanding and interesting features like auto driving & customized horn, Tesla has sold millions of cars in the world. Despite being recognized as one of the best carmakers, why has Tesla not debuted in India yet?
India is considered as one of the biggest automobile markets in the world, and in such a situation, Tesla’s absence in the country seems quite strange. Well, it’s not like that the demand for Tesla cars among car lovers in India is low, then why is Elon Musk not bringing his cars in India? Read to know.
Reason: Why Tesla is absent in India?
The reason behind the absence of Tesla cars on Indian roads is linked to the mutual agreement between the Tesla chief Elon Musk and the Central Government of India. To bring their cars in India, Tesla needs to agree to a few terms & conditions put forward by Indian government.
As per the Indian Government, if Tesla wants to sell cars in India it needs to manufacture its cars in India as well and if the giant carmaker wants to import the cars from foreign it must not import cars from China.
Tesla and the Indian government didn’t come to the same page on this and thus Elon Musk’s company decided not to launch its cars in India.
Meanwhile, Musk in response to this tweeted in May 2022 that his company will not manufacture its cars in India unless it is allowed to first sell and service them locally.
Previously, Elon Musk has also highlighted India’s heavy import charges on vehicles, multiple times. Giving this reason Musk also announced to set up his new manufacturing hub in Indonesia instead of India.
Will Elon Musk’s Tesla find a way to debut in India? Or will the Indian Government give some relaxation to the automotive giant in future? Who knows now. But one thing that is known is Tesla enthusiasts in India are heartbroken for sure…
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