Manuj Khurana, policy and business development executive at Tesla in India, was hired in March 2021 and played a key role in forming a domestic market-entry plan for the U.S. carmaker in the country.
Tesla to start making electric vehicles in India, targeting sprawling market
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Last Updated: Feb 15, 2021, 02:48 PM IST
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Tesla has picked Karnataka, a southern state whose capital is Bangalore, for its first plant, the state’s chief minister said over the weekend.
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Musk all but confirmed Tesla would enter India in January. Musk on Jan. 13 tweeted “as promised” in response to a report on a Tesla-focused blog that the automaker was in talks with several Indian states to open an office, showrooms, a research and development center and possibly a factory.
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