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1 day agoTesla launches new Model Y interior option
Tesla introduces a new Zen Grey interior for the Model Y, replacing the white option and enhancing the cabin's aesthetic appeal.
Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai first started building cars back in October 2019 with Model 3 assembly, just ten months after the company broke ground on the plant's 86-hectare piece of land. First deliveries started in December 2019, with the first units being given to employees. By the end of 2020, the plant was building cars at a run rate of around 150,000 vehicles annually. Production continued to ramp up, and by September 2023, less than three years after it started building Tesla's EVs, it had built its two millionth vehicle.
Tesla China's wholesale numbers bounced back in September after two straight months of decline, hinting at renewed momentum for the EV maker in one of the world's most competitive electric car markets. As per data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), Tesla China sold 90,812 vehicles wholesale last month, a 2.82% year-on-year increase from the 88,321 units that were sold wholesale in September 2024. The month's results represent the company's best wholesale figures this year so far.
The Model Y L may be just an extended wheelbase, six-seat version of the best-selling all-electric crossover, but manufacturing such a vehicle at scale while the standard Model Y is still being produced at high volumes in Giga Shanghai is no joke. As could be seen in Tesla China's video, however, it appears that Gigafactory Shanghai's Model Y L line is now dialed in.