Net income totaled 15.5 billion yuan ($2.2 billion) in the six months ended June 30, the carmaker said in a filing on Friday. Revenue climbed 23% to 371.3 billion yuan, it said.
The scheme aims to attract investments from global EV manufacturers and promote India as a manufacturing destination for e-vehicles.
While India currently imports only around 8,000 EVs annually, HSBC warns that such a policy shift could create long-term investment concerns for ICE automakers, potentially impacting the broader domestic auto industry.
OEMs are faced with pricing pressures and lower profitability of BEVs due to various factors including sub-scale production, said the report.
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, has shown strong interest in introducing electric vehicles to India, highlighting it as a logical progression for the country towards sustainable transportation. During a recent discussion on X Spaces with Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, Musk underscored India's growing population and stressed the importance of making electric cars as ubiquitous there as they are in other countries. Aligned with this objective, Tesla is actively investigating possibilities to set up a manufacturing facility in India. According to reports, both Maharashtra and Gujarat have extended attractive land offers to the electric car company
One of the most significant landmarks in India’s EV journey, the Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 4Matic represents the best that global EV technology has to offer. And, India is the only market outside of Germany to locally assemble it! Moneycontrol gets behind the wheel of the car that has brought unprecedented tech, advanced AI, S-Class rivalling luxury and AMG-rivalling performance to the EV space – in a single package. With GST rebates allowing it to undercut the price of the S-Class, the EQS 580 is the bellwether of future EV technology.
Despite the obvious lack of charging infrastructure, electric vehicles are increasing in popularity in the Indian market. Whether it is a consequence of skyrocketing fuel prices or genuine care for the planet we call home, auto manufacturers are bringing in their best to meet the demand.