On December 3rd, Tesla announced that its Shanghai Gigafactory will deliver 79000 electric vehicles in November 2024, an increase of 15% compared to the previous month. In November, Tesla's domestic sales exceeded 73000 units, a year-on-year increase of 12% and a significant month on month increase of 82%. Among them, in the last week of November, its domestic sales exceeded 18600 units, setting a single week record for this quarter.
Recently, Tesla has launched a policy of "immediate reduction of final payment for limited time delivery". Consumers will receive a 10000 yuan discount on the final payment of Tesla Model Y rear wheel drive and long-range all wheel drive versions before December 31st. Meanwhile, Tesla's 5-year zero interest financial plan has been postponed until December 31st.
Tesla's Vice President of External Affairs, Tao Lin, recently confirmed in a statement that the payment cycle for supply chain companies in 2024 will be further shortened compared to last year, and now only takes about 90 days. She also revealed that over 95% of the components in the Shanghai Gigafactory come from local Chinese suppliers.
It is reported that the annual production capacity of Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory has reached 950000 vehicles, and a complete vehicle is produced every 30 seconds. Tesla's selling price in China is 185000 yuan lower than in other markets.