Friday, September 04
US electric-vehicle maker Tesla opened its first full-scale retail experience centre in India at Gurugram’s Orchid Business Park. Unlike earlier experience centres in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex and Delhi’s Aerocity, which mainly served as display and brand-familiarisation spaces, the Gurugram centre will offer consultations, bookings, and test-drive support, signalling Tesla’s move toward a more structured retail network.The company formally entered India earlier this year, making it Tesla’s 50th global market. It launched two imported Model Y variants priced at Rs 59.89 lakh and Rs 67.89 lakh, both shipped from Shanghai and subject to a 70% import duty — making them nearly 30% costlier than in the US.Tesla’s sales in India have so far been modest. According to Vahan regis
