Tesla Inc. is hiring in India, a sure indication that it is planning to enter the market soon after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US.
The electric-vehicle manufacturer on his LinkedIn page on Monday demanded candidates for 13 roles, including customers, and back-end jobs, according to advertisements.
At least five posts including service technicians and various advisory roles were available in both Mumbai and Delhi, while the rest of the opening, such as customer engagement manager and distribution operating experts, for Mumbai.
Tesla and India have been back and forth for years, but car manufacturers stayed away from South Asian nation over concerns over high import duties. India’s basic customs have now come down on high-end cars, the price from $ 40,000 to 70%.
While India’s EV market is still newborn compared to China, it offers an Avenue for Tesla after posting its first annual decline in EV sales over a decade. India’s electric car sales were 100,000 units last year as compared to China’s 11 million.
Tesla’s India intends last week follows PM Modi’s meeting with Musk and President Donald Trump in Washington. Trump later stated that PM Modi agreed to start dialogue to promote the US trade deficit, which promoted US military procurement, which eventually included steps to supply F -35 fighter jets.
Although Musk is a prominent member of Trump’s cabinet, the President did not say whether the technical billionaire met Modi as CEO of private companies or in his role with Dogi team.
Musk’s role in Trump’s government has blurred the lines between his business and political interests. Last month, Italy confirmed the conversation with Musk’s SpaceX for a deal to provide safe telecommunication for the nation’s government, a development that a meeting with the then President-Function Trump in Florida after the meeting of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. of.
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