<h1>Consular visit precedes plan to export China-made luxury EVs to India; 15% duty cut for $500M investment prompts local manufacturing.</h1> An Indian consular official visited a foreign electric-vehicle manufacturer's China factory amid plans to export China-produced luxury EVs to India, though export timing remains unspecified. The manufacturer intends to supply a flagship model and has pledged to deploy a fast-charging network in major Indian cities and to begin local hiring for retail, service and software roles. India offers a trade incentive-a reduced 15% import duty conditional on a USD 500 million investment and localisation within three years-potentially triggering manufacturing/assembly commitments and affecting customs, supply-chain development, competition in the premium EV sector, and national EV infrastructure policy.