US billionaire Ellen Muskin’s Tesla is a global leader in electric car production. Meanwhile, Tesla cars are also being sold in India. Tesla cars manufactured abroad, including China, are imported and sold in India.
Meanwhile, Tesla has demanded that the Government of India reduce the import duty on their cars.
In this case, the Congress MP in response to the request made by Tesla to offer a concession on the import tax on their company electric cars. Questioned in the Lok Sabha. The United States government has responded.
Krishnan Paul Gurjar, Union Minister for Heavy Industries, said: ‘Tesla manufactures electric cars in China. Sells those cars in the Indian market. Tesla wants to capture Chinese workers and the Indian market. That will not happen in the Modi government.
It is the policy of our Government that if the Indian market is to be utilized, employment opportunities must be provided to Indians. Until the electric car starts production in India, Tesla will not have a concession on import duty.