--Tesla has held talks with Indian officials about domestic incentives being offered to car and battery manufacturers, as the electric-car maker looks anew at entering the Indian market, Reuters reports, citing a person with direct knowledge of the talks.

--The report by Reuters, which earlier this week reported that Tesla has proposed setting up a factory in India to build electric vehicles, said plans to locally manufacture EV batteries are also being discussed.

--Tesla didn't immediately respond to an emailed request for comment, according to the report.

Full story: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-discussed-incentive-scheme-auto-sector-with-indian-officials-source-2023-05-18/

Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

May 18, 2023 06:29 ET (10:29 GMT)

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