Tesla Sales Data & Trends for the Chinese Automotive Market

After initial groundbreaking happened in December 2018, Tesla’s Chinese Gigafactory (In Chinese: 特斯拉上海超级工厂) started local output of its Model 3 sedan and batteries in January 2020. The Model Y also started production here in January 2021. Also find China sales figures for the Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y.

Car sales statistics from China only include wholesale figures of domestic production and exclude imported models. Tesla exports Model 3 sedans and Model Y crossovers from its Shanghai Gigafactory to Europe and other markets. These exports are included in the figures below, which therefore do not reflect domestic demand.

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Sources: Manufacturers, Chooseauto.