Today, Tesla’s official US website announced that the delivery orders for the Model 3 Standard Range Plus have been delayed by six months. Those who place an order for the Model 3 Standard Range Plus now will have to wait until January 2022 for delivery, compared to the previous delivery date of November 2021. American customers who order Model 3 now will also have to wait an extra 2 months for delivery.
Although the delivery of the Model 3 Standard Range Plus has been delayed, the Long Range version is still scheduled for delivery in November, and the Performance version is still expected to be delivered within four to seven weeks, without any changes due to the delay of the Standard Range Plus.
Meanwhile, new orders for the Model Y Long Range version will also need to wait until December for delivery, but the Performance version will not be affected by the delay.
Given that the delivery of the Model S/X has also been delayed until March or April 2022, it is apparent that Tesla is facing a lot of delivery pressure. As I previously speculated, the delayed delivery of the Model S could be related to the increase in demand and chip shortages.
Currently, this delay does not affect Chinese consumers. The delivery time for Model 3 is still around 4 to 6 weeks. Perhaps the supply chain and overall capacity at the Shanghai Gigafactory can handle the current order demand and even allow for exports to Europe. The Tesla Model 3 delivery dates in Europe are still in September, unaffected by the delayed US delivery times.
Either way, Tesla needs to face the delivery pressure in the US market as the continuous delay in delivery in one market will create a psychological imbalance for local users and cause negative effects in the market.“`markdown
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