May 8 (Reuters) - Tesla's India country head,

Prashanth Menon, has resigned, Bloomberg News reported on

Thursday, at a time when the U.S. electric carmaker is getting

closer to launching its cars in the world's third-largest car

market.

Tesla's China teams will oversee India operations, with no

immediate successor named, the report said, citing unnamed

sources.

Menon is stepping down as the chairman of Tesla India's

board after working with the Elon Musk-led company for nearly

nine years, it added.

Tesla did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for

comment.

In March, the carmaker had signed a lease deal to open its

first showroom in Mumbai, Reuters had reported, reviving plans

it had shelved last year.