On August 20th, American time, the first batch of Tesla Model Y manufactured in the Shanghai Gigafactory arrived in Oslo, the capital of Norway, aboard the Glovis Supreme, which was one of the three ships transporting Model Y to Europe from Shanghai.
According to insideevs, a total of 1,300 Model Y vehicles were delivered in this batch. At the same time, the Electric Vehicle Association stated that the first vehicles will be delivered as early as next Tuesday.
Although 1,300 cars may not seem like a large number, compared to last month when Norway delivered only 4 Model Y cars, the delivery of over a thousand cars is a significant number. Given that the Berlin Gigafactory is not yet completed, Tesla’s deliveries in Europe rely heavily on imports from other continents’ Gigafactories.
Compared to the European market’s challenges, the Shanghai Gigafactory seems to be doing well, not only meeting a large number of domestic orders but also exporting to foreign countries. Currently, China-manufactured Model Y has been sold to many other countries. Tesla exported 8,210 Model Y vehicles in July.
Of course, China-made electric cars, which are making inroads in Norway, are not just limited to Tesla. On July 20th, Nio already exported its first batch of ES8 from the Waigaoqiao Port in Shanghai. The proportion of China-manufactured electric vehicles in the overseas market may continue to increase. We can also see that China-made products are gradually breaking away from the image of producing only “small commodities,” and higher-end automotive products are gaining a foothold in the global market.
Source: insideevs.
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