Tesla India is expected to debut in India next month; might start deliveries from June 2021
We expect key markets within India could initially be Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai followed by other cities like Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune and others.
Dec 28, 2020 14:45:35 IST
Tesla, EV pioneer and the world's most valuable automaker, is expected to make its debut in India by next month, i.e. January 2021, going by a report carried on
ET Auto. The Elon Musk-led brand is expected to open bookings then, with deliveries supposedly following through in June-July 2021. Previous reports have suggested that Tesla may even set up a manufacturing or R and D base in India, but this debut will precede those plans. We expect Tesla to continue to follow its unique direct sales model in India, just like it does in the USA. The company controls its own sales channels, selling its cars via showrooms and centres it owns itself. These centres are even manned by Tesla's own employees, the idea being the traditional pressures of a dealer-buyer relationship are dealt away with.