Tesla says India's 100% car tariffs make customers anxious


FILE PHOTO: Tesla Inc. vehicle facility is pictured in Costa Mesa, California, U.S., November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Tesla sees India's 100% import tariffs on cars making customers anxious, and the carmaker is still assessing when to enter the "very hot" market even as those concerns linger, its chief financial officer said on Tuesday.

Tesla has long wanted to sell in the world's third-largest car market, but high tariffs, which its chief Elon Musk has said are among the steepest in the world, have been a deterrent.

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