Tesla told no local sourcing requirements to manufacture in India

India tells Tesla: No local sourcing rules

posted by Francis Churchill

24 May 2017

Tesla founder Elon Musk has been told his firm does not need any specific local sourcing policies if it wants to start manufacturing and selling its electric cars in India.

In response to a tweet in which Musk said local sourcing rules would hinder the launch of the vehicle, the official Make in India twitter account published a clarification stating this would not be an issue.

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