Tesla Inc. is set to make its long-awaited entry into India by shipping a few thousand cars to a port near Mumbai in the coming months, according to people familiar with the matter, marking its long-awaited debut in the world’s most populous country.

Tesla’s LinkedIn page shows openings for customer-facing and back-end positions, including service technicians, customer engagement managers, and delivery operations specialists. At least five of these positions, such as advisory roles, are located in Mumbai and Delhi.

Tata Motors, which currently is India's largest maker of electric vehicles (EVs), has introduced several offers to celebrate the milestone of surpassing two lakh EV sales. This also comes at a time when Elon Musk's US-based EV giant Tesla is looking to step foot into the country in April 2024,