On December 17th, Wu Wa, a netizen, uploaded footage taken by a drone on YouTube, showing 40 Model Ys with protective covers parked in Tesla’s Shanghai Super Factory. This suggests that the Model Y has already been produced in large quantities and is preparing for delivery in early next year.
According to Electrek, Tesla has adopted a different strategy for the Model Y. Previous models in various markets were mostly produced at the Fremont Factory in California, USA, while the Model Y follows a strategy of local production and sales.
Over the past nine months, Tesla has doubled the size of the Shanghai Super Factory in preparation for volume production of the Model Y. On November 5th, the Model Y was listed on the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s directory. Tesla had previously stated that it would start production of the Model Y in “early 2021,” but Electrek believes that with mass delivery beginning in the first quarter of 2021, actual production may start even earlier.
After @特拉风Tesla-mania posted screenshots of the video on Twitter, Elon replied below: “I hope I can come back next month!”
Currently, it appears increasingly likely that the Model Y will officially begin delivery on January 7th of next year, and the official selling price of the Model Y will be announced soon, in accordance with the previous schedule.
🔗Source: Electrek, Wu Wa Drone
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