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Indians who prepaid $1,000 to order Tesla EVs ask for their money back as cars fail to arrive (apnews.com)
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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Tesla really missed out on capturing the Indian market segment. It seems like a pretty big mistake to ignore the most populous country on the planet.

[–] mwguy@infosec.pub 9 points 3 months ago

But instead, what about a truck with truck bed?

[–] ericjmorey@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Tesla is doing the same thing every US car manufacturer has, sell luxury at luxury prices to markets that can afford luxury, ignore everything else until competition eats the majority of the market, continue to sell luxury vehicles to people who see their vehicle as part of their personal image.

India is generally not part of that strategy.