New Delhi, Oct 3 (TIWN) Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that the electric car maker is finally ready to enter the India market in 2021.

He also thanked Indian fans for waiting for the electric carmaker to launch operations in the country. Musk said in 2019 he wanted to be in the country already and followed up his remarks by saying, "definitely next year," referring to 2020. In the company's defense, the coronavirus pandemic has thrown every automaker more than a couple challenges this year. It very well could be that Tesla planned to enter India before COVID-19 became a household phrase.