Tesla Starts Hiring in India, Signals Entry Plans after PM Modi’s us trip

Tesla is hiring in India, in mounting signs it plans to enter the market shortly after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk Met Met Met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Us.

The Electric-Vehicle Maker Sought Candidates for 13 Roles, Including Customer-Facing and Back-Ed Jobs, According to Advertisements on Monday on its Linkedin Page,

At least five of the positions, include service technician and various Advisory Roles, Were Aawailable in Both Mumbai and Delhi, While the rest of the openings, such as customer engine manage and delivery ownership Specialist, was for Mumbai.

Tesla And India has engaged on-off-off for years, but the carmaker had styed away over Concerns on High Import Duties. India Reduced Basic Customs Duty on Cars Priceed Above $ 40,000 (roughly Rs. President Donald Trump, Plans to Impose Reciprocal Tarifs.

While India’s Ev Market is Still Nascent Compared to China’s, It Offers An Avenue For Tesla to Check Slowing Sales after it posted its First Annual Drop in Ev Sales in over a decade.

Although India’s’s Electric Car Sales Barely touched 100,000 units last year compared to china’s 11 MillionIt’s a Rapidly Growing Ev Market Where Local and Global Automakers are Doubling Down on Rolling out Battery-Powered Vehicles.

Despite the job Openings offering the strongest sign so far of Tesla’s plans to sell cars in India, it’s not the first time the company has gone down this path. The Musk-Led Firm Had Kicked Off a Flurry of Activity in 2021 by setting up sales infrastructure in India, with a team of over a dozen exclusion.

Backburner

It had even hired a lobbyist then to lead negotiations with the Indian government to lower important tariffs – something that musk has been called called called a deterrent to it. A year laater, tesla put its plans on the backburner, with all its local executives moving on to other markets or to different roles Outside Tesla.

The Lobbying Eforts Restarted Sometime in 2023 After Musk Met Met PM Modi in the Us, with the World’s Richest Person Saying Tesla would like to invest in India “as soon as humanly possessible,

The Indian Government in March Last Year Unveiled a new initiative Which offered lower tariffs of 15% for important of electric cars priced Above $ 40,000 (roughly Rs. India and Begin Local Manufacturing in Three Years. In April, Musk Abruptly Cancelled His India VisitCiting “very heavy tesla obligations,” and went to China instead.

The latest Breakthrough come after Musk and PM Modi Met Last Week during the Indian Leader’s Us Visit. In an x ​​post, PM modi said he discussed “space, mobileity, technology and innovation”, with musk, with any specific on Tesla’s Interest in Selling Cars ORISTING In India.

The India plans came at a critical time for the Ev maker as the adoption rate globally for Electric Cars COMS Under Pressure and Rivals Like byd Co. Step up their game. But it’s Unclear Whether Tesla Intends to Invest in India Just Yet.

Tesla Wasn’t Planning Any New Capacities or New Manufacturing Facilites and Focusing Instead on Using “Current Production Lines Much More Efficiently,” Musk Had Said in an April 24 Earnings Call.

Trump’s Cabinet

Trump in a White House Press Conference said PM Modi Agreed to begin negotiations To address the US Trade Deficit and Boost Us Military Purchases, Including Steps that will ultimately lead to a deal for f-35 fighter jets.

Although musk is a key member of Trump’s Cabinet, The President Didn’T Say If the Tech Billionaire Met PM Modi As a ceo of private companies or in his role with dog team.

Musk’s Role in Trump’s Government has blurred the lines between his business and political interests. Last Month, Italy Confirmed Talks With Musk’s Spacex for a deal To provide secure telecommunications for the nation’s government, a development that followed prime minister giorgia meloni meeting with this president-election trump in Florida.

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