New Delhi:
There is great news for the fans of Electric Car in India. American EV producer Tesla is preparing to step into India by the end of this year. The company of Elon Musk will launch its popular SUV model Y (MODEL Y) as a fully assembled unit in India.
Entry will be with expensive model
Tesla will enter India with its expensive models and later there is a plan to bring cheap models. The company will import the fully assembled model Y (Model Y) to India from its Berlin Gigafactory. This electric SUV comes in the right-hand drive configuration, which is in line with India’s driving system.
What will be the price?
Recently, the Government of India has changed the import duty, which has now reduced the tax from 110% to 70% on expensive cars from 40 thousand dollars (about ₹ 34.7 lakh). Due to this, the price of Tesla model Y can be around ₹ 60-70 lakh in India.
Local assembly has no plan
At present, Tesla has no plan to do local assembly in India. However, the situation may change in future. The company is looking for a place in the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) of Mumbai for its first showroom in India and Arocity in Delhi.
Tesla vacancies for many positions
Tesla is recruiting several positions in Mumbai and Delhi to start the operation in India. The company has extracted Vacancy for posts like Business Operation Analyst, Service Technician and Customer Engagement Manager.
What is the next plan of Musk?
Recently, Tesla’s plans were discussed in India in the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Alan Musk. Musk has also expressed the idea of bringing a cheaper Tesla model for India, but at the moment no concrete plan has been made on it.