New Delhi, June 24 -- Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said that Elon Musk-owned Tesla has so far shown interest only in opening a car showroom in India, referring to speculations about the company's plan to set up a manufacturing unit in the country.

"Tesla is only interested in opening a showroom till now. They want to sell their car in India. There is no further development about Tesla," the Union minister told ANI during the launch of a portal that allows global electric vehicle (EV) makers to submit their applications to build EVs in India.

The ministry said that it has approved a forward-looking scheme to promote the domestic manufacture of passenger cars, with a special focus on electric veh...