Musk is expected to meet several senior Chinese officials and visit Tesla's Shanghai plant later in the week
The trip is Musk's first to China since he made headlines in early 2020 by dancing on stage at Tesla's Shanghai gigafactory
Executives from the electric vehicle maker are said to have discussed the incentives on offer to them with Indian government officials
The move came as data from the China Passenger Car Association showed the electric vehicle maker delivered 14.7% fewer China-made electric vehicles in April, compared to March
Analysts say an ageing product line, yet-to-be-upgraded navigation systems and an absence of luxury interior touches have also taken a toll on Tesla
The US carmaker's aggressive price cuts earlier this year helped it to stoke demand amid rising inventories
The US auto firm plans to ramp up output at its Shanghai plant over the next two months to meet demand sparked by price cuts early last month
Chief executive Elon Musk said the EV-maker's 2023 deliveries could hit 2 million vehicles, so long as there were no external disruptions
For most of 2022, Tesla joined rivals in aggressively raising EV prices but its decision to reverse course now challenges automakers’ established strategy of pursuing profit-over-volume
Several Tesla owners in Shanghai also said they felt misled by Tesla sales staff who told them they would face higher prices in the new year
Tesla has chosen to lower prices and take some additional downtime at the Shanghai factory to bring supply and demand back in balance
Rival Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD and the budget-EV joint venture of General Motors in China both outsold the US carmaker