Written By Nishit Raghuwanshi
Published By: Nishit Raghuwanshi | Published: Feb 18, 2025, 01:43 PM (IST)
Elon Musk has been planning to get Tesla into Indian territory for a long time now. And the latest meeting between him and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has most likely opened the gate. In a recent development, Tesla has updated some job postings on LinkedIn which could mean the company is finally getting serious for its debut in the Indian market. As of now, the automobile giant has posted 13 job openings on the LinkedIn page ranging from both back-end and customer-facing roles. Pretty recently, Elon Musk met with Narendra Modi on the latter’s United States visit. Also Read: Why China wants to phase out Tesla-style hidden door handles? Explained
Tesla, as of now, is looking to fill multiple positions in various departments. Out of all of them, around five job roles are based in Mumbai and Delhi. Other roles, such as Customer Engagement Manager and Delivery Operations Specialist, are only available in Mumbai. All the positions listed by the company are: Also Read: A single Musk megacompany? SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI could be heading for a merger
Tesla has been eyeing to enter the Indian market for the last few years. Previously, the company restricted its interest due to the high import duties in the Indian market on foreign-made cars. For your information, the taxes on imported cars can go up to 110%. Also Read: The $10 trillion handshake: Elon Musk crashes Davos to join forces with the King of Wall Street!
In order to woo more global players in the EV segment, the Indian government has reduced the customs duty from 110% to 70% on all the cars that are valued above $40,000. And with this, we can get to see a sudden surge in the Indian EV market with new players coming in. And it will also contribute in achieving the country’s commitment to take their carbon to zero by 2070.