Mumbai, Feb. 19 -- Less than a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Tesla has selected Mumbai and Delhi to launch its operations in India.

On Tuesday, the US car maker posted 13 job openings in suburban Mumbai on its official webpage for both customer-facing and backend roles, sending ripples across India's automotive scenario.

According to Reuters, the company was in talks to open a 5,000 sq ft showroom at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai and at Aerocity in Delhi for its flagship store in the National Capital Region (NCR).

A leading luxury car dealer in Mumbai who did not want to be named said, "These large showrooms will amplify brands, sales are secondary. For a brand like Tesla, BKC looks lucrative....