Tesla to deliver China-made Model Y SUVs this month

Reuters

01/01/2021

04:45 MYT

Tesla to deliver China-made Model Y SUVs this month

A Tesla logo is seen at a groundbreaking ceremony of Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory in Shanghai, China January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song

BEIJING:Tesla Inc said on Friday it has started selling China-made Model Y sport-utility vehicles and will deliver them to customers this month, as the U.S. electric vehicle maker expands sales in the world's biggest car market.

The starting price of Model Y in China is now 339,900 yuan ($52,091.95), according to its China website. Tesla is expanding car manufacturing capacity in Shanghai, where it is also building Model 3 sedans.