No problem in Tesla producing EVs in India, but must not import vehicles from China: Gadkari


PTI, Apr 26, 2022, 4:28 PM IST

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New Delhi: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said if the US-based Tesla is ready to manufacture its electric vehicles in India then there is ‘no problem’ but the company must not import cars from China.

In an interactive session at the Raisina Dialogue, Gadkari further said India is a large market and there is a huge potential for all-electric vehicles.

“If Elon Musk (Tesla CEO) is ready to manufacture in India then there is no problem … Come to India, start manufacturing, India is a large market they can export from India,” he said.

The road transport and highways minister said his request to Musk is to come and manufacture in India.

“But if he wants to manufacture in China and sell in India, then it cannot be a good proposition for India,” Gadkari said.

Last year, the heavy industries ministry had also asked Tesla to first start manufacturing its iconic electric vehicles in India before any tax concessions can be considered.

At present, cars imported as completely built units (CBUs) attract customs duty ranging from 60-100 percent, depending on engine size and cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) value less or above USD 40,000.

Last year, in a letter to the road ministry, the US firm had stated that the effective import tariff of 110 percent on vehicles with customs value above USD 40,000 is “prohibitive” to zero-emission vehicles.

It had requested the government to standardize the tariff on electric cars to 40 percent irrespective of the customs value and withdraw the social welfare surcharge of 10 percent on electric cars.

It had stated that these changes would boost the development of the Indian EV ecosystem and the company will make significant direct investments in sales, service, and charging infrastructure; and significantly increase procurement from India for its global operations.

The company had argued that these proposals would not have any negative impact on the Indian automotive market as no Indian OEM currently produces a car (EV or ICE) with an ex-factory price above USD 40,000 (around Rs 30.6 lakh) and only 1-2 percent of cars sold in India (EV or ICE) have ex-factory/customs value above USD 40,000.

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