EV Sales In China Continued Their Upward Climb In May
Sales of battery electric and plug-in hybrid cars in China were up strongly in May and rapidly approaching 50 percent market share.
Sales of battery electric and plug-in hybrid cars in China were up strongly in May and rapidly approaching 50 percent market share.
Tesla’s big hope to get back to sales growth, or to at least stop the immense bleeding, was that the new Tesla Model Y would be a huge hit and make up for the drop in sales in the past year. Perhaps the idea of 50% growth a year is … [continued]
The Tesla Full Self Driving software package is getting push back from regulators in the UK, the EU, and China.
On Sunday, I published an article and poll asking where Tesla faced the most risk — the USA, China, or Europe. To be honest, after that, I forgot about it. Until earlier today. Almost 700 respondents chimed in (thanks for tuning in on Sunday, and for engaging with the poll). … [continued]
For more than a decade, the #1 EV story was Tesla’s growth story. It was extremely hard to believe that Tesla sales growth would stop anytime soon. And maybe it won’t in the bigger picture of this decade. However, there were signs a year and a half ago that Tesla … [continued]
In the US, many on the left are completely turning away from Tesla due to Elon Musk’s extreme right-wing politics. But there are also many Donald Trump supporters who may be turning to Tesla. In Europe, a large portion of the population is again turning against Tesla due to Musk’s … [continued]
While most Chinese automakers saw their sales of electric cars increase in February, Tesla sales were off by a shocking 49 percent.
We’ve long been waiting for a new, facelifted Tesla Model Y (“Model Y Juniper”) to launch following the launch of the new, facelifted Tesla Model 3 (“Model 3 Highland”). After all, they are mostly the same vehicle — the Model Y being just a bit taller and longer. Initially, about … [continued]
In addition to the US incentives Tesla has been offering to try to move more vehicles, the company is also trying to stimulate sales in China in a few ways. Tesla Model Y Discounts & Options in China First of all, if you take delivery of the two cheaper Tesla … [continued]
Tesla has shared on social media that Tesla China has produced its 3 millionth car. That’s quite an accomplishment for Tesla’s second car factory. It also reveals just how much of Tesla’s business is reliant on Chinese production. It’s a useful time to receive this update, as I also just … [continued]