Tesla will open its first showroom in India on Tuesday and begin deliveries as early as next month. This move is seen as the Elon Musk-led electric vehicle maker’s attempt to tap potential demand in the third-largest automobile market to counter slowing sales elsewhere.
The opening of the Mumbai showroom will reportedly mark the formal entry of Tesla into the market, giving prospective customers access to pricing, available variants, and trim options. Deliveries are expected to start from late August, a separate person familiar with the development said, while customers will be able to configure and order their Tesla EVs from next week.
The Mumbai showroom was gearing up for a mid-July opening and the first set of cars - Model Y rear-wheel drive SUVs shipped from Tesla's China factory - had arrived in the country.
A second Tesla showroom - this one in New Delhi - is poised to open in late July.
