Tesla's India Debut: Model Y Launch Set For Second Half Of 2025

Tesla Inc. is set to enter India in the second half of 2025 and not any time sooner. The pricier Model Y will be launched first, and not the cheaper Model 3 or the “work-in-progress” Model 2.

The US-based electric car maker will import fully built Model Y from Berlin as the SUV is manufactured in right-hand drive configuration in that location, three people aware of the thinking at Elon Musk’s company told NDTV Profit. The right-hand-drive Model 3 is made in Shanghai, but that’s unlikely to come first due to constraints on Chinese car imports.

The Tesla Model S, X and Cybertruck are unlikely to come to India as they are manufactured in left-hand drive configuration only. The Model 2, a previous iteration of which became the Robotaxi, is rumoured to be under development at Giga Texas and not Berlin.