Anand Mahindra / Tesla is coming to India, Mahindra said – will you leave the whole market for us?

Anand Mahindra: Mahindra & Mahindra recently launched two new electric cars, XEV 9e and BE 6, in the Indian market. These cars are getting tremendous response from the general public. Meanwhile, when the news of Elon Musk's Tesla's entry in India has been confirmed, people are raising questions on social media that how Indian companies like Mahindra and Tata will compete with this new global player.

Anand Mahindra's confident answer

Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra is very active on social media and is known for his unique answers. Recently, when he was asked the question that how Mahindra will compete when Tesla comes to India, he replied with great confidence:

“We have been asked this question since the year 1991 when the Indian economy was opened to the world. How will you compete with Tata, Maruti and the rest of the multinational companies? We are still standing strong and working hard like crazy. Our goal is to remain relevant for the next 100 years. You trust us, we will do it.”

This answer of Anand Mahindra has shown the confidence of indigenous companies in the Indian automobile industry.

Inspiration from companies like Hero, Bajaj and TVS

Many people gave their opinion on social media in support of this statement of Anand Mahindra. One user wrote,

“Despite global brands like Honda and Yamaha, the country's 2-wheeler market is dominated by indigenous companies like Hero MotoCorp, TVS, Bajaj and Royal Enfield. Similarly, Tesla's coming to India will not be a challenge but will promote innovation and strengthen the Indian electric vehicle industry.”

Anand Mahindra's 2017 tweet went viral again

An old tweet of Anand Mahindra has also come into discussion. In June 2017, he tagged Elon Musk and said that he should come out of America, would he like to leave the entire Indian market for Mahindra? Elon Musk also reacted to this. At that time, Tesla was facing a financial crisis, and Elon Musk had to struggle a lot to maintain the confidence of investors.

Will Tesla be able to survive in the Indian market?

Now that Tesla is all set to enter India, the company is going to open its stores in Delhi and Mumbai. Indian customers are expected to get Tesla cars from April 2025, which can have a starting price of Rs 22 lakh.

Tesla's path will not be easy among strong companies like Tata and Mahindra already present in the Indian market. However, this competition will provide new and advanced electric vehicles to consumers, giving a new direction to the Indian EV industry. Now it remains to be seen in which direction this competition goes in the coming years.