Srinagar, June 2 -- Elon Musk's Tesla is reportedly not interested in setting up manufacturing facilities in India, despite the government's push to attract EV giants through its new electric vehicle policy. According to Heavy Industries Minister HD Kumaraswamy, Tesla only wants to sell imported cars via showrooms rather than produce them locally.

"Tesla only wants to open showrooms and sell imported cars," Kumaraswamy said, as quoted by ET Now. He added that while Tesla stays on the sidelines, global carmakers like Mercedes-Benz, Skoda-Volkswagen, Hyundai, and Kia have expressed interest in manufacturing electric vehicles under India's new policy framework.

The government's electric vehicle manufacturing scheme, called the Scheme to Pr...