Elon Musk canceled his visit to India, know what Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said?
Why is there a delay in coming to India?
Now the question arises that why is Musk, who is in such a hurry, delaying in coming to India? Musk had demanded a cut in the import tax on cars in India. He wanted to know the local market by selling his cars in India while the government wanted the company to manufacture these cars in India. The government last month announced its new EV policy, which favors Tesla. After this, Tesla’s entry into India has been cleared. It was believed that a big announcement could be made during Musk’s visit to India. But Musk has postponed his India trip for the time being.
One of the reasons for this may be China. After Corona, foreign companies are working on China plus one policy. Apple is the biggest example of this. This is the reason why China is unable to enter Tesla in India. His government newspaper says that this plan will not work for Tesla in India. The reason for this is that the Indian market is not mature and not ready for Tesla. The EV market in India is still in its infancy and there is no public charging infrastructure in the country. While China’s economy is struggling on many fronts, India’s economy is growing at rocket speed. This is the reason why companies from all over the world are coming to India. This thing is not understood by China.
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Threat from Chinese companies
However, due to the new EV policy of the Modi government, there are fears that Chinese companies will flood into India. This could pose a threat to Tesla. However, the Modi government is discouraging investment from China. Chinese EV companies had earlier proposed to invest in India but the government rejected them. China’s giant EV company BYD had planned to invest one billion dollars in India but the government did not approve it. BYD is giving tough competition to Tesla in China and other markets. Its cars are much cheaper than Tesla.
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