Previously, Musk vowed to sell Tesla vehicles in India in 2019; however, three years later, this goal is still out of reach. Musk seems discouraged, finally acknowledging that Tesla's entry into the Indian market still faces a lot of challenges.
It is understood that the negotiations between Tesla and India have lasted for several years, because both sides have refused to back down on import tariffs and other issues, which has not been properly negotiated, resulting in this negotiation to an impasse, and no one wants to take the initiative to take a step to ease the atmosphere.
Musk has posted accusing India of having the highest import tariffs of any major country in the world so far, with the country imposing a 60 percent import tax on electric vehicles priced at $40,000 and below, and a 100 percent import tax on electric cars priced at $40,000 and above. Simply outrageous, is this to make Tesla drink the northwest wind?
Musk is a businessman, has not yet made India's money, but to be India first wool, of course, he does not agree, can only "rip" to play football, to see who can not stand first, take the initiative to concede. Anyway, Tesla has the Shanghai Gigafactory behind it, the Berlin factory is about to be put into operation, the production capacity will be greatly improved, and it is expected that this year's revenue can exceed 80 billion US dollars (about 508.9 billion yuan).
That being the case, Musk has no reason to gnaw hard bones. Besides, going to India to build a factory is a "chore", although the country's labor is cheap, but the Indians are lazy, can not move to strike, production efficiency is low, and the local infrastructure is too backward, electricity, water, transportation facilities are not guaranteed, in this case, what factory to build.
The two American auto giants, GM and Ford, who can't stand it, have run away, and they say goodbye to India without looking back. With the lessons of the past, Musk really built a factory in India, is not it to move a stone and drop it on his own feet?
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