{"id":118330,"date":"2023-09-04T15:25:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T15:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=118330"},"modified":"2023-09-04T15:25:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T15:25:03","slug":"tesla-increased-china-made-ev-wholesale-sales-in-august-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/auto-news\/tesla-increased-china-made-ev-wholesale-sales-in-august-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Increased China-Made EV Wholesale Sales In August 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA)’s initial data, the overall wholesale vehicle shipments (local retail sales and export) of Tesla Made-in-China (MIC) cars last month amounted to 84,159 units.<\/p>\n

That’s a pretty solid number – 9.3 percent higher than a year ago and above the average for the first eight months (78,000).<\/p>\n

* CPCA reports wholesale shipments, not registrations\/customer deliveries.<\/em><\/p>\n

The result was probably boosted by the recent price cuts applied to the Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD and Performance versions, combined with an insurance subsidy on the Model 3.<\/p>\n

This month is a bit of an unknown because the company officially introduced an upgraded Model 3 (aka Highland) – specifically the RWD and AWD versions (there is no Performance version anymore). Tesla says customer deliveries of the new Model 3 in China are expected in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, delivery times of the Tesla Model Y are between 2-6 weeks (RWD and Performance versions) or 2-8 weeks (Long Range AWD versions). In the case of the Tesla Model Y LR AWD version, which is now 4.5 percent less expensive since mid-August, the waiting time increased by up to two weeks, which suggests an increased number of orders.<\/p>\n

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During the first seven months of 2023, Tesla’s wholesale vehicle shipments of the Made-in-China (MIC) Model 3 and Model Y amounted to 624,983 (up 56 percent year-over-year).<\/p>\n

It’s worth noting also that the 12-month rolling volume increased once again and reached over 935,000 units. The Tesla Giga Shanghai plant is the world’s largest electric car manufacturing plant, with a potential peak output believed to be above 1 million units annually.<\/p>\n

<\/svg><\/span>Retail Sales In China And Export<\/h3>\n

As of today, the initial CPCA does not include numbers for retail sales and export or individual results for the two models.<\/p>\n

In the past, the Tesla Model Y volume represented about two-thirds of the total wholesale volume (outpacing the Model 3 at a ratio of over 2:1).<\/p>\n

<\/svg><\/span>Tesla MIC offer in China – September 4, 2023<\/h2>\n

The new Tesla Model 3 RWD is slightly more expensive than before (by about 12 percent or 28,000 CNY). Below, we listed all the current prices in China:<\/p>\n

<\/svg><\/span>Tesla Model 3<\/h3>\n

MIC Tesla Model 3 RWD:<\/p>\n