Tesla Will Have A Plant In India, Chief Minister Says: Giga Tumakuru
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The plans to sell in that market go well beyond importing vehicles.
India is the second-largest country in population, with 1.39 million people. Yet, it is only the fifth-largest car market in the world, behind China, the US, the EU, and Japan. The potential for expansion there is incredible, and Tesla knows that. So much so that its next Gigafactory will be there, according to Karnataka’s chief minister, Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa.
A chief minister is equivalent to a governor in India. Karnataka is one of the 28 states in the country, as well as the largest one in South India and the sixth-largest in the country. Its capital is Bangalore, but the new factory should be in Tumakuru, according to Yediyurappa.