00:00Tesla officially debuted in India, opening its first experience center showroom in Mumbai
00:06and is beginning to accept orders for its China-made Model Y,
00:10priced around 70,000 U.S. dollars, substantially higher than U.S., Chinese, or German markets.
00:16The move positions Tesla in India's luxury electric vehicle segment,
00:21targeting affluent buyers rather than competing with mass-market domestic brands.
00:26While India has introduced lower import duties for EVs,
00:29potentially 15% for manufacturers committed to local production,
00:34Tesla has shown no immediate plans for an Indian factory,
00:38instead, quote, testing the waters through imports and strategic infrastructure deployment.
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