Tesla will open an electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Karnataka, India, The News Minute reports. Karnataka’s chief minister, BS Yediyurappa, confirmed this on Saturday and noted that it was part of the list of benefits promised to Karnataka in the Union budget.
“The American company Tesla is going to open an electric car manufacturing facility in Karnataka,” said the statement from Yediyurappa.
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The statement was part of the list of benefits promised to Karnataka in the Union Budget.#TeslaIndia🇮🇳 #TCINhttps://t.co/yApnRORfeJ
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When Tesla registered its subsidiary, Tesla India Motors and Energy Private Limited, and listed three directors last month, Yediyurappa tweeted that Tesla would open a research and development unit in Bengaluru, but soon deleted that tweet, the article noted.
The Additional Chief Secretary for Trade and Industry in Karnataka, Gaurav Gupta, said THM that the timeframe and manner in which Tesla will operate in India have not yet been decided. Gupta also said that Tesla’s announcement came after months of communication between the two. Tesla was in contact with five state governments in India, including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
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