The U.S. President does not support Tesla building cars in India, the world's third-largest car market. Foreign brands, however, only compete for about a third of overall demandan

Trump called out India's high duty on cars during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the U.S. last week, but agreed to work towards an early trade deal and resolve their standoff over tariffs. Tesla's CEO Elon Musk has long criticised India for having import tariffs of around 100% on EVs which protect local automakers such as Tata Motors in the world's third largest auto market,

Despite continued push on local production of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) in the country, Tesla Inc is unlikely to build a self-owned manufacturing facility in India in the medium term. That is primarily because,