‘Very unfair’: Donald Trump reacts as Elon Musk plans to set up Tesla factory in India

Days after Tesla started hiring staff in India, signalling its potential entry into the market, US President Donald Trump has said that any potential plans of the EV maker to build a factory in India, to circumvent that country's tariffs, would be 'very unfair'.  The US President made the remarks during a joint interview with Tesla CEO Elon Musk for Fox News' Sean Hannity.

President Trump recalled that he called out India's high duty on cars during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States last week, but agreed to work towards an early trade deal and resolve their standoff over tariffs.

During his US visit, PM Modi also met Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has long criticised India for having import tariffs of around 100 per cent on EVs which protect local automakers such as Tata Motors in the world's third largest auto market, where EV adoption is still at a nascent stage.