After a decade-long wait, Elon Musk’s EV giant Tesla India is finally opening its doors in India with the inauguration of its first showroom in Mumbai’s BKC (Bandra Kurla Complex) today.
Glimpses of the EV showroom, also dubbed an “experience center,” at the Maker Maxity Mall have gone viral on social media. On July 11, Tesla India’s official page on X/Twitter posted “opening soon” graphics to create a buzz about the July 15th launch. Per reports, Tesla had already shipped five units of Model Y from the Shanghai factory.
The EV maker will not be manufacturing electric cars in the country anytime soon. Elon Musk’s satcom venture Starlink also got greenlit from the government for operation in India.
With two businesses in the country, Musk is vying for a larger slice of the Asian market. However, the pricing of the products and services might be a deterrent for the middle class to brag about associating with the Musk brand. While HNIs can flaunt their Teslas, we can settle for having a username on Elon Musk-owned X/Twitter. At least.
#WATCH | Tesla is all set to mark its official entry into the Indian market with the launch of its first showroom in Mumbai today
The electric vehicle (EV) giant is opening its India showroom at the Maker Maxity Mall in the city’s Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) pic.twitter.com/6p0EmgrsHS
— ANI (@ANI) July 15, 2025
#WATCH | Mumbai | Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis arrives at the soon-to-be inaugurated first Tesla showroom in India, at Bandra Kurla Complex pic.twitter.com/ia8T8HLga0
— ANI (@ANI) July 15, 2025
#WATCH | Mumbai | Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik arrives at the Tesla showroom ahead of its inauguration today pic.twitter.com/svSsdDDiyi
— ANI (@ANI) July 15, 2025
Coming soon pic.twitter.com/kquMXghCnK
— Tesla India (@Tesla_India) July 11, 2025
Reactions poured in with netizens dropping pictures of potholed Indian roads that are virtually undrivable. Another section of the internet trolled Tesla over its signboard. One user asked, “Where’s Marathi?” “Tesla needs to have a signboard in Marathi,” quipped another user. A third user jibed, “@RajThackeray देख भाई हिंदी लिखी है.” Yet another user commented, “See the quotes; most of them don’t even know the difference between script and language.”
“Funny how people often miss this, it’s pretty basic that Hindi and Marathi both use the Devanagari script,” wrote one user.
Going for Tesla booking https://t.co/gii2MFdZDm pic.twitter.com/yKao97i5gM
— Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Commentary (@sardarpatel1950) July 15, 2025
@RajThackeray देख भाई हिंदी लिखी है https://t.co/8CK5Dp4maa
— DK (@Dkpopadk) July 15, 2025
Where’s marathi pic.twitter.com/37aNpeILlk
— Oxygen (@WhateverVishal) July 15, 2025
See the quotes; most of them don’t even know the difference between script and language. https://t.co/vlMYa3inIv
— 𑘌𑘽 (@1921winden) July 15, 2025
Tesla needs to have signboard in Marathi https://t.co/7jAswewXVy
— Gems of StockMarket (@EngineerSalaria) July 15, 2025
Funny how people often miss this, it’s pretty basic that Hindi and Marathi both use the Devanagari script pic.twitter.com/5ktGz3KVk5
— d (@hadtostayanon) July 15, 2025
Great Job James Paul & the Team @ Mashable India tech Source link for sharing this story.
