Tesla CEO Elon Musk will visit India later this year. Musk made this announcement on Saturday (April 19), a day after his phone conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Musk wrote on social media platform X that ‘It was an honor to talk with PM Modi. I am looking forward to coming to India by the end of this year.’ Musk spoke to Modi on phone yesterday Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Tesla CEO Elon Musk on phone on Friday. The two discussed the immense possibilities of collaboration in the areas of technology and innovation. PM Modi shared this information by posting on social media platform X. PM Modi went on a US tour on 12 and 13 February. During this, he also met Elon Musk. PM Modi shared the post and wrote, ‘I have spoken to Elon Musk and discussed many issues, including the topics covered during our meeting in Washington DC earlier this year. We discussed the immense possibilities of cooperation in the areas of technology and innovation. India is committed to furthering its partnership with the US in these areas.’ Tesla officials will come to India in April According to reports, the company’s officials are coming to India in April amid the possibility of American electric vehicle company Tesla’s entry into India. Tesla officials will come to India in April. Here they will meet officials of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Ministry of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and Ministry of Commerce on issues related to the company’s operations. Tesla has chosen Chakan, Sambhaji Nagar of Maharashtra and Gujarat as the most preferred place to build its manufacturing hub. The company will invest 3 to 5 billion dollars (about 2.7 to 4.3 lakh crores rupees) here in the initial phase to build a production facility. Tesla started hiring in India Earlier, Tesla Inc. has started the hiring process in India. On February 17, the company announced recruitment for 13 posts on LinkedIn. This includes positions related to customer service and backend operations. There have been occasional talks between Tesla and India for several years, but Tesla had kept a distance from India due to high import duty. However, India has now reduced the import duty on cars costing more than $ 40,000 (about Rs 35 lakh) from 110% to 70%. Tesla starts hiring in Mumbai and Pune: Total 20 vacancies announced, company’s first showroom will open in BKC, Mumbai Billionaire Elon Musk’s company Tesla Inc. has intensified its hiring efforts in India. Tesla has listed 20 open positions in Maharashtra. Out of which 15 job openings have been announced for Mumbai and 5 vacancies for Pune. Read full news…
