{"id":73968,"date":"2024-07-04T14:37:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T18:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=73968"},"modified":"2024-07-04T14:37:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T18:37:55","slug":"tesla-not-expected-invest-into-india-soon-musk-ghosts-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=73968","title":{"rendered":"Tesla is not expected to invest into India soon as Musk ghosts officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1400\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Best-selling-electric-vehicles-5.jpeg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1400\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"EPA EV sales\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Best-selling-electric-vehicles-5.jpeg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Best-selling-electric-vehicles-5.jpeg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Best-selling-electric-vehicles-5.jpeg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Best-selling-electric-vehicles-5.jpeg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Tesla is not expected to invest in India anytime soon as a new report states that Elon Musk\u2019s team is ghosting Indian officials about the project.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-370380\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tesla has been trying to get into the Indian automotive market for years, but it wasn\u2019t able to find a way around the country\u2019s protectionist effort, which includes high import duties on vehicles being imported.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian government wanted Tesla to build a factory in the country, but the automaker preferred to first establish a market in the country through imported vehicles before investing in a manufacturing facility in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, we reported that India finally came up with a compromise on its import duties on cars to<a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2024\/03\/15\/india-opens-doors-tesla-scheme-ev-import-duties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0open the door for Tesla and other EV automakers to launch in the country.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The deal involves greatly reducing import duties for a limited number of electric vehicles as long as the automaker makes a significant investment and commitment to build an electric vehicle factory in India in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p>It looked like Tesla had a hand in making that deal happen considering the automaker was working closely with the government, and there were indications that Tesla was going to take them up on the deal.<\/p>\n<p>CEO Elon Musk planned to go to India shortly after the deal was announced \u2013 hinting at closing a deal for Tesla to launch in the market and building a factory there.<\/p>\n<p>However, the CEO canceled his trip to India at the last minute.<\/p>\n<p>Now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-07-04\/india-s-hopes-for-tesla-investment-cool-as-musk-ceases-contact?utm_content=business&amp;utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports that Indian officials do not expect Tesla to take them up on the new program and invest in the country anytime soon, as Musk\u2019s team has reportedly stopped communicating with Indian officials:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" readability=\"11\">\n<p>Musk\u2019s team hasn\u2019t made any further inquiries with officials in New Delhi after the billionaire postponed a visit to India in late April, the people said, asking not to be identified because they\u2019re not authorized to speak publicly. The government is given to understand that Tesla has capital issues and doesn\u2019t plan on pledging fresh investment into India in the near future, they said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This cooling on Tesla\u2019s potential investment in India comes after the automaker confirmed two quarters in a row of year-over-year decline in deliveries.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-electrek-s-take\">Electrek\u2019s Take<\/h2>\n<p>If this report is true, it could be as simple as Tesla seeing issues with its automotive business over the last few quarters and believing that the timing is not right for an Indian expansion, especially under the country\u2019s restrictive conditions.<\/p>\n<p>However, I\u2019d also note that shortly after Elon canceled his trip to India, he ended up going to China instead.<\/p>\n<p>China has become Tesla\u2019s main manufacturing hub, and it\u2019s possible that they had a hand in that decision<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-disclaimer-container\" readability=\"6.3518518518519\">\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\"><em>FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/about\/#affiliate\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- post ad --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla is not expected to invest in India anytime soon as a new report states that Elon Musk\u2019s team is ghosting Indian officials about the project. 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