Tesla China has issued a ‘recall’ for 107,293 Model 3 and Model Y units manufactured at Gigafactory Shanghai (via @cyfoxcat). The cause of the issue is related to AMD Ryzen chips Tesla switched to last year for the infotainment systems in its cars. Apparently, the microprocessors that units made in China were fitted with may […]
Despite a major dropoff in production and sales last month amidst surging COVID-19 cases in China, Tesla’s Model Y remained the top-selling premium SUV in the country. Tesla’s Model Y was the top-selling premium SUV in China in the first four months of the year, despite the company’s 22-day production halt and plunging sales in […]
After Tesla’s 22-day production halt at its Gigafactory Shanghai, the automaker is officially exporting cars once again after not exporting any in April. Tesla exported its first vehicles from Gigafactory Shanghai since reopening, a 4,767 car shipment headed for Slovenia, according to Reuters. Originally reported by China-backed newspaper the Shanghai Observer, the shipment left on the […]
Tesla and fellow automaker SAIC Motor were among a handful of companies on China’s initial whitelist to resume over 80 percent production, according to a report from Chinese state media outlet Global Times (via Teslarati) on the weekend. Other production facilities, such as important semiconductor manufacturers SMIC and Hua Hong Semiconductor are producing over 90 […]
Another round of recalls has been announced by China’s safety regulator, covering Tesla’s Model 3 vehicles built both locally and overseas. Tesla recalled another 14,684 imported and Shanghai-built Model 3 units in China, due to problems with the software that could cause collisions, according to a statement from the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) […]
Tesla recently opened up a pop-up location in Hong Kong, China, located inside the ground floor of the Olympian City shopping center in West Kowloon, and shared a glimpse of the setup on its Instagram page (via @JayinShanghai). The pop-up was aptly named “Meet Model Y” and on display were two Model Y vehicles and a […]
Tesla has Superchargers across the 11 major cities in the Shanxi province in China, according to an announcement from the company and reported by CNEVPost. In sum, Tesla has 14 different Supercharger stations across the region, making up a total of 79 charging stalls. Shanxi’s 11 major cities include Changzhi, Datong, Jincheng, Jinzhong, Linfen, Luliang, […]
Tesla is gearing up to reopen its Chinese Gigafactory in Shanghai. The electric vehicle (EV) maker has started calling workers back to the factory and on Friday notified some employees to enter a so-called “closed-loop” production system starting April 17 — reports Bloomberg. The news is in line with recent reports of Tesla receiving a […]
After several delays to Tesla’s reopening of Gigafactory Shanghai, the automaker has apparently received a green light from local authorities to reopen, according to two sources familiar with the topic. Tesla plans to resume production at its Gigafactory Shanghai on April 18, according to the sources and as reported by Reuters on Friday. The Shanghai […]
Tesla’s Model Y and Model 3 were China’s #1 and #2 best-selling new energy vehicles (NEVs) for March, respectively. According to recently released data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), the Model Y sold 39,730 units, while the Model 3 sold 26,024. #China >¥ 350K #NEV Mar retail – All models🥇Tesla Model Y🥈Tesla Model […]
After Tesla increased the price of multiple of its vehicles in China, the company has managed to pull off record deliveries in the last month of Q1, as shown by new sales data in the country. Tesla sold 65,814 Shanghai-built vehicles in March, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) and as […]
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Elon Musk was featured at an event focusing on space exploration at the Chinese embassy in Washington on Saturday — reports Yahoo Finance. The news comes just a few months after China submitted a complaint to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs alleging that the country’s Tiangong Space Station […]
Electric automaker NIO announced on Sunday that price increases are coming due to the “rise in global raw material prices”. The price changes to the company’s electric vehicles and other products are set to kick in on May 10, 2022. NIO says the starting price of its ES8, ES6 and EC6 vehicles will go up […]
After reports held that Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai may finally reopen this week, the automaker has sent a notification out to customers on Wednesday about the status of pre-ordered vehicles. Tesla is notifying customers in China about its production halt through the Tesla mobile app, according to a post and photo from Yan Chang (via @Tesla_Adri) […]
It was reported last night Tesla was set to reopen its Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, on Monday, but now will no longer be happening, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. An internal Tesla notice seen by Reuters told workers and suppliers Giga Shanghai will not reopen on Monday as planned. The memo did […]
