Overview

• Tesla India’s new X account dropped a “coming soon” teaser ahead of the launch of its first experience centre at Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex on July 15.
• The 4,000-square-foot showroom will feature Model Y rear-wheel-drive SUVs and Supercharger units imported at nearly $1 million in value and charged roughly 70% in duties.
• Company officials have confirmed there are no current plans for local manufacturing and that a second experience centre is slated for Delhi-NCR.
• Tesla has ramped up hiring across store management, sales, service and supply-chain engineering roles to staff its initial Indian operations.
• Visitors at the Mumbai centre will be able to configure orders next week with deliveries of imported vehicles expected to begin in late August.