According to local media, Tesla’s Shanghai factory will begin mass production of the facelifted Model Y next month, with deliveries of the six-seater Model Y expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA)’s Shanghai factory will begin mass production of the facelifted Model Y next month, local media outlet Late Post reported yesterday.
The electric vehicle (EV) maker’s update to the Model Y will be similar to what it did with the previously updated Model 3, with tweaks to the interior, exterior, battery capacity, motor performance, and self-driving package, reports say. states.
In addition to the new Model Y, Tesla Giga Shanghai plans to start delivering the six-seater Model Y in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the report.
The report focuses on the retirement of Song Kang, the construction manager at Tesla’s Shanghai factory, and makes no further mention of the refreshed Model Y.
Giga Shanghai is Tesla’s largest factory in the world, with an annual production capacity of about 1 million cars, producing the Model 3 sedan and Model Y crossover, both five-seat models.
The factory began operations at the end of 2019, and began delivering locally produced Model 3s in January 2020 and locally produced Model Ys in January 2021.
Tesla announced the improved Model 3, or Model 3 Highland, on September 1, 2023, and began deliveries in China on October 26 last year.
The updated Model 3 has a sporty look, a long-range range of up to 713 kilometers, and an upgraded suspension system.
Last October 1, Tesla launched an updated Model Y in China without major changes, but with new improvements such as multi-colored ambient lighting, new dashboard trim, and new 19-inch wheels.
On August 29, LatePost reported that Tesla could begin shipping its latest five-seater Model Y, internally developed and codenamed “Juniper,” in 2025.
Reports at the time also said the company was scheduled to begin deliveries of the seven-seater Model Y in the fourth quarter of 2025.
On September 3, Reuters reported that Tesla plans to start producing the six-seater Model Y in China from the end of 2025 and has asked suppliers to prepare for double-digit growth in Model Y production at its Shanghai factory. .
The Model Y is one of the most popular models in China, with 418,428 vehicles delivered in the country from January to November, an increase of 5.57% year-on-year, according to data compiled by CnEVPost.
The crossover accounted for 72.87% of Tesla’s 574,175 deliveries in China from January to November during the same period.
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