Anand Mahindra may think Elon Musk's Tesla can't match up to our desi cars, but there is at least one aspect of carmaking that the two business tycoons agree upon - that it is hard. On Tuesday, the chairman of Mahindra Group responded to a tweet from Elon Musk on car production, agreeing with him that production is hard and production with a positive cash flow is even harder. Still, Mr Mahindra added, it had become a way of life for them after decades of "sweating and slaving".
It all began when Elon Musk, CEO of the world's foremost electric car manufacturing company, shared an excerpt from James Dyson's new book about his company Dyson's failed attempt at making an electric car.
"Production is hard. Production with positive cash flow is extremely hard," wrote Elon Musk while sharing the excerpt.
Anand Mahindra agreed with the Tesla chief but added that carmakers were pushing ahead despite numerous challenges. "You said it, @elonmusk," he wrote. "And we've been doing that for decades now. Still sweating and slaving away at it. It's our way of life..."
See: https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/elon-musk-said-car-production-is-hard-anand-mahindra-responded-2533574