Tesla "Serious" About Building Manufacturing Base In India, Says Union Minister
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The Elon Musk led US automaker held talks with Indian officials this week on various topics including incentives for car and battery manufacturing, Reuters reported on Thursday, as Tesla looks anew at entering the Indian market.
Tesla Inc is "serious" about its plans to establish a manufacturing base in India, minister of state for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar told Reuters in an interview on Friday, a day after meeting senior executives of the electric vehicle maker.
The Elon Musk led Us automaker held talks with Indian officials this week on various topics including incentives for car and battery manufacturing, Reuters reported on Thursday, as Tesla looks anew at entering the Indian market.
"They are very seriously looking at India as a production and innovation base," Rajeev Chandrasekhar said in the first public comment by an Indian government official on the talks.
"We have signalled to them that the government of India is working together (and) will certainly make whatever ambitions they have or investment objective they have in India a success," said Chandrasekhar.
