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Tesla Opens First India Showroom in Mumbai, Launches Model Y

A trade certificate from Mumbai’s Andheri RTO allows Tesla to sell imported Model Y SUVs as customers begin placing orders ahead of planned Q3 deliveries.

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Tesla Finally Enters India With $70,000 Model Y: News
Media personnel take pictures and videos of the TESLA Model Y car at India's first Tesla showroom in Mumbai, India, July 15, 2025.

Overview

  • Tesla inaugurated its first India showroom at Maker Maxity Mall in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex on July 15, marking its formal entry into the market.
  • The company launched the Model Y SUV in two variants—rear-wheel drive at ₹59.89 lakh and long-range RWD at ₹67.89 lakh (ex-showroom)—with bookings now open.
  • Tesla received a trade certificate from the Andheri Regional Transport Office authorizing it to display, test-drive, and retail imported vehicles.
  • Shanghai-made Model Y CBUs are being imported for deliveries beginning in Q3, and Tesla has brought nearly $1 million in Supercharger hardware to India.
  • Plans include a second showroom in Delhi and a service center in Kurla West later this year, while the company reviews potential local manufacturing.