New Delhi:Tesla, the Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle giant, is not interested in manufacturing in India and is keen on opening showrooms, Union Minister for Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy said on Monday.The remarks came amid the government’s push to promote domestic manufacture of passenger cars, with a special focus on electric vehicles (EVs).Tesla…they are only to start showrooms. They are not interested in manufacturing in India,” the minister said.Heavy Industry Secretary Kamran Rizvi, however, added, “The real intent we’ll know when we open the application”.”If the company still feels like investing. What the minister is telling is about what people…they come and tell informally,” he said.The minister added that many European companies like Hyundai, Mercedes Benz, Skoda and Kia have shown interest in manufacturing units in India under the new EV policy.Earlier, there were reports that Tesla was interested in importing Tesla cars into India and subsequently selling them through their showrooms in India.
