India, April 18 -- Elon Musk-led Tesla has held preliminary talks with a bunch of real estate developers, including the largest player DLF, and Maker Maxity, for showroom space in high street, malls sites and commercial districts in New Delhi and Mumbai, people familiar with the matter told HT Digital.

Musk is due to visit New Delhi next week to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is expected to announce a significant investment in the world's third-largest automobile market.

"They want showroom space spread across an area of 3000 to 4000 sq ft and they want it fast. Rentals will depend on the location," one of the persons said, asking not to be named.

DLF did not respond to the queries sent by HT Digital.

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