Tesla EV plans spur 'Musk pilgrimages' from India and Southeast Asia

Geopolitics and growing rivals cause automaker to weigh presence outside China

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A Tesla Model Y at a December 2022 event in Bangkok. Tesla lags behind BYD in electric-vehicle market share in Thailand. © Reuters

KENYA AKAMA, RYOSUKE HANADA and TAKAFUMI HOTTA, Nikkei staff writers

BANGKOK/MUMBAI/NEW YORK -- Indian and Southeast Asian leaders are appealing directly to Tesla CEO Elon Musk to invest in their countries as the electric-vehicle maker weighs options for curbing its dependence on the Chinese market.

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