Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US amid US President Donald Trump's tariff war, his meeting with Elon Musk during this visit, and now Tesla's beginning of hiring in India tell a lot of stories. Tesla has started hiring in India. In the initial phase of this hiring, Tesla has announced 13 jobs. It is clear from this that the meeting between PM Modi and Tesla CEO Elon Musk was very positive. It is also expected that Tesla may do more hiring in the coming days.
Let us tell you that for the past several years, India has been preparing to bring Tesla to India. Tesla was also eager to enter India, but amidst all this, India's taxes and duties were coming in the way. Now that Trump has become the President of America and his attitude toward tariffs is visible, India has pulled back a little. Import duty has been reduced in the budget. It is clear from this that India wants to stay away from America's tariff war and wants to increase business as much as possible. Let us also tell you what kind of report has come out about hiring from Tesla.
Tesla started hiring
American electric car manufacturer Tesla has started recruitment for various posts in India. These include business operations analysts and customer support specialists, which could be a precursor to the company's entry into the country. According to the job notification on the company's website, these posts are for the Mumbai suburban area. On looking at LinkedIn, it has been found that Tesla is going to hire only 13 people for Mumbai.
Jobs released for these posts
These roles include service advisor, parts advisor, service technician, service manager, sales and customer support, store manager, sales and customer support, business operations analyst, customer support supervisor, customer support specialist, distribution operations specialist, order operations specialist, internal sales consultant, and consumer engagement manager. The company was asked by email whether these recruitments are part of the company's plan to enter the Indian market and what is the possible timeline for starting sales in India. However, this question was not answered at the moment.
It was a long wait
Tesla's hiring in India comes after the company's founder and US billionaire Elon Musk's recent meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Tesla's potential entry into the Indian market is being eagerly awaited. Last April, Elon Musk postponed his proposed visit to India at the last minute citing very heavy Tesla obligations. However, the proposed visit had raised expectations that Musk would announce further plans for selling Tesla electric cars in India as soon as possible.
EV policy announced
His visit to India has been planned at a time when just a few weeks ago the government announced a new electric vehicle (EV) policy under which companies setting up manufacturing units in the country with a minimum investment of $500 million will be given concessions in import duty. The move is aimed at attracting major global companies like Tesla.
Will the situation change now?
The hiring being done by Tesla is pointing towards a lot of changes. The hiring of Musk, the world's richest businessman and Trump's closest advisor, in India, clearly shows that the tussle between the Trump administration and India over tariffs is now calming down. Trump has already called India the tariff king. In such a situation, hiring in India for Tesla also indicates that negotiations have been done between the two parties regarding tax. India has made many changes in its EV policy and reduced taxes. Which Elon Musk had been demanding.
