India, Feb. 18 -- Elon Musk's automotive company Tesla has reportedly selected locations for setting up two showrooms in New Delhi and Mumbai, bringing closer the long-awaited plans to sell electric cars in India.

Sources familiar with the matter, cited in a Reuters report, said Tesla has been looking for showroom spaces in India since late last year in order to start sales in the world's third biggest auto market, after pausing market entry plans in 2022.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Tesla CEO Elon Musk in the United States last week and discussed matters including space, mobility and technology.

Tesla has shortlisted space to lease in the Aerocity area near New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) for a showroom, Reu...