Tesla has expanded its manufacturing footprint massively in recent times, going from a single car meeting plant in 2018 to 4 in 2023: Fremont, Shanghai, Berlin, and Austin. 

One other large EV manufacturing unit has been confirmed in Mexico on a website that is reportedly twice the dimensions of the Texas plant, along with expansions at Fremont, Giga Shanghai and Giga Berlin.

And Tesla is not planning on stopping quickly. The EV maker has been ramping up negotiations with India’s authorities to construct a manufacturing unit on the planet’s most populous nation.

Within the newest improvement of Tesla’s relations with India, representatives for the automaker are anticipated to satisfy India’s commerce minister Piyush Goyal this month in New Delhi to debate plans to construct a manufacturing unit within the nation, an individual with direct information of the matter informed Reuters.

Tesla has proven curiosity in constructing an meeting plant in India that may produce low-cost electrical autos for the native market and for export, the supply stated, including that the corporate had indicated that the brand new manufacturing unit can be for a brand new car that may begin round 2 million Indian rupees, the equal of $24,500.

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The goal value for the brand new Tesla car was reported earlier this month by The Occasions of India newspaper. A Tesla priced from $24,500 can be 25 p.c cheaper than Tesla’s present lowest priced automotive, the Mannequin 3 sedan. The talks with India’s commerce minister are anticipated to focus round Tesla establishing an EV provide chain and discussing land allotment for a manufacturing unit.

The assembly with the commerce minister can be the very best degree discussions between Tesla and the Indian authorities since June when Elon Musk met India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi within the US and introduced he meant to make a important funding within the nation.

Tesla final yr lobbied the Indian authorities to scale back import taxes on EVs shipped to India, however officers known as on the corporate to commit to creating automobiles domestically. 

The negotiations appeared to interrupt down, however they resumed and picked up velocity in Might this yr when Reuters reported that Tesla executives visited India and held talks with officers on establishing a manufacturing base for automobiles and batteries within the nation.

India is the world’s third largest auto market however electrical autos presently make up lower than 2 p.c of complete gross sales within the nation.