Tesla is no longer taking orders for any trims of its Model 3 electric vehicle (EV) in Taiwan (via @Tslachan).
The company had already discontinued orders for the Model 3 Long Range in Taiwan back in August. On Friday, however, Tesla also suspended orders for the entry-level Model 3 and the Model 3 Performance. Tesla’s Taiwanese order configuration page for the Model 3 now says that the release date is yet to be determined for all three variants.
The order for Model 3 has been suspended in Taiwan since yesterday. Following the suspension of LR orders in August, RWD & Pf sequential orders were discontinued@DriveTeslaca @TSLAFanMtl @SawyerMerritt @RealTeslaNorth
— Tsla Chan (@Tslachan) November 5, 2022
Model 3 orders in Taiwan were largely being fulfilled from Tesla’s Fremont, California, factory. As such, there might be a geopolitical element to the abrupt suspension of orders amid worsening U.S.-China relations.
Tesla is still taking orders for Gigafactory Berlin-made Model Ys in Taiwan. The electric automaker launched Model Y reservations in Taiwan quite recently in September, and the first Berlin-made units were spotted in the country only a few weeks ago. Tesla’s first Model Y deliveries in Taiwan are scheduled to start in December.
Back in August, Tesla opened a new store and service and delivery center in Tainan Anping, Taiwan. That was around the same time the EV maker halted Model 3 Long Range orders in the country.
