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- The National
Air India crash: full text of the preliminary investigation report
Fuel supply to the engines of Air India Flight AI171 was cut off moments after it took off from Ahmedabad airport on June 12, according to the initial findings of an investigation into why the Boeing 787 crashed. Read the full preliminary report issued by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau below:
The National
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- The National
Tesla to launch in India with Mumbai showroom
Tesla is set to make its launch in India next week with a showroom in Mumbai. The electric vehicle maker will celebrate its first physical location in India at a ' Tesla Experience Centre' the Maker Maxity Mall in the Bandra Kurla Complex on July 15. Tesla is also expected to begin deliveries in the country beginning next month, Bloomberg reported. Tesla customers will be able to order their Tesla vehicles next week. Bloomberg also reported Tesla is expected to open a second showroom in New Delhi later this month. Tesla did not immediately respond to The National 's request for comment. Tesla chief executive Elon Musk held a phone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April, which followed a meeting between the two in Washington earlier this year. In a tweet at the time, Mr Modi said the two discussed potential areas for collaboration, including technology and innovation. Tesla's entry into the Indian market is the latest push Mr Musk has made into the country. In March, his Starlink secured two agreements with India's top wireless carriers Bharti Airtel and Jio Platforms. 'Working with SpaceX to offer Starlink to Airtel customers in India is a significant milestone and further demonstrates our commitment to next-generation satellite connectivity,' Gopal Vittal, managing director and vice chairman of Bharti Airtel Ltd, said in a March 11 statement. It also comes at a critical time for the company. Last week it reported that it had delivered about 384,000 vehicles in the second quarter, a decrease of 13.5 per cent from the same time last year. It also marked the second consecutive quarterly drop. Data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association also showed that Tesla new car sales in Europe fell 27.9 per cent in May from a year earlier despite EV sales rising on the continent. It marked the fifth straight month that Tesla's European sales have fallen, with customers switching to Chinese EVs. Shares in the company have also dropped sharply this year, down more than 18 per cent year-to-date, as its chief executive Elon Musk became a flashpoint in US politics in President Donald Trump's administration.
Khaleej Times
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- Khaleej Times
Musk's Tesla to open first India showroom in Mumbai
Tesla will open its first India showroom in Mumbai next week, having imported $1 million worth of cars and merchandise, marking its entry into the world's third-largest car market despite CEO Elon Musk's complaints about high import tariffs. In an invitation to media late Thursday, the carmaker said the July 15 event was the "launch of Tesla in India through the opening of the Tesla experience centre at Bandra Kurla Complex," located in the city's leading commercial business district. Grappling with excess manufacturing capacity at its other factories and falling sales, Tesla has pivoted to selling imported cars in India on which it will need to pay about 70 per cent import duty and other levies. Commercially available custom records from January to June showed Tesla imported vehicles, chargers and accessories into India worth close to $1 million, mainly from China and the United States. The vehicles included six of Tesla's best-selling Model Y at a shipment value of $32,500 each for five cars, and $46,000 for the long-range version, as well as several Superchargers. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has for years wooed Tesla, including forming a new policy to attract the carmaker to build its EVs locally. Last year, Musk had planned to visit India where he was expected to announce an investment of $2 billion-$3 billion, including in local EV manufacturing. But he cancelled the trip at the last moment. Tesla has conveyed it is not interested in manufacturing in India at the moment. US President Donald Trump has said that if Tesla were to build a factory in India to circumvent that country's tariffs, it would be "unfair" to the U.S." Tesla has hired for several of the three dozen positions it advertised in India earlier this year, bringing on board store managers, sales and service executives. It is looking for supply chain engineers and vehicle operators for its autopilot ambitions.
