The article was updated with exclusive information that mass production will start in late November.
Recently, the news that Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory is about to enter the production stage of new models has attracted widespread attention. On October 19, a Chinese car blogger shared that the new Tesla Model Y will start closed-loop production at the Shanghai Gigafactory on October 22, with a production volume of 12 vehicles per day, and that mobile phone access will be restricted.
Following the trial production, the mass production will start in late November, a source familiar with the matter told CarNewsChina. Since yesterday, all electronic devices have been banned in the workshop in Giga Shanghai.
In February this year, Tesla USA revealed in an employee email that the Tesla Model Y would not launch a facelift model in North America in 2024. Subsequently, Elon Musk has repeatedly denied rumors about the launch of the new Tesla Model Y on the X social media platform.
According to reports, a new Tesla Model Y is in preparation and may be equipped with a 95 kWh battery pack, a front similar to that of the Tesla Model 3 Highland, and a through-type taillight design similar to that of the Tesla Cybertruck. A red color trim may also be added. At the same time, it is reported that the new Tesla Model Y will not be launched in 2024, but in 2025. Furthermore, blogger S.E. Robinson, Jr. shared on the X platform earlier in September, revealing the camouflaged Tesla Model Y he spotted in Palo Alto, California, USA.
At this time, the accuracy of the new Tesla Model Y starting closed production in China still needs to be confirmed officially.
The Shanghai Gigafactory is Tesla’s first overseas factory and its three millionth vehicle rolled off the production line earlier this month, averaging one vehicle every 30 seconds. The export volume has also reached one million vehicles thus far. In terms of production speed, the first one million vehicles took 32 months, then from two million to three million vehicles took 13 months, according to Tesla.
In September, the Tesla Model Y sold 48,202 units in China, a year-on-year increase of 16.35% and a month-on-month increase of 6.34%. Compared with August, 2,872 more units were sold, and sales ranked first among SUVs.
