L’usine de Shanghai franchit une étape importante alors que Tesla produit son 5 Le millionième véhicule

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Tesla has achieved a significant milestone by producing its 5 millionth vehicle, a white, updated Model 3 sedan, at its Shanghai factory. This achievement marks a major milestone for the electric vehicle (EV) fabricant, which was founded in 2003.

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Tesla’s journey to 5 million vehicles produced has been remarkable:

  • It took Tesla 12 years to reach its first million vehicles produced.
  • Only 18 months later, the company hit its second million.
  • Tesla then accelerated its production pace, taking just 11 months to go from its 2 millionth to 3 millionth car, followed by seven months from 3 million to 4 million.
  • Finalement, it took just six months to produce the 5 millionth vehicle.

Tesla’s Shanghai factory, operational since the end of 2019, played a significant role in this achievement. The factory, the first wholly foreign-owned automotive manufacturing project in China, started delivering Model 3 sedans in January 2020 and Model Y crossovers in January 2021 to local consumers.

Le 5 millionth vehicle production comes shortly after Tesla began pre-sales of the new Model 3 en Chine, although official sales had not commenced at the time of this announcement.

The new Model 3 in China offers a single-motor, rear-wheel-drive entry version and replaces the previously available two-motor Performance version with a dual-motor Long Range version. Pre-sale prices for the entry-level Model 3 in China start at RMB 259,900 ($35,730), which is a 12% increase compared to the starting price of the older model.

The dual-motor, all-wheel-drive, long-range version of the Model 3 commence à RMB 295,900 for pre-sales. En revanche, the previously available dual-motor, all-wheel-drive performance version had a starting price of RMB 331,900.

It’s worth noting that on September 12, Ministère chinois de l’Industrie et des Technologies de l’information (MIIT (en anglais seulement)) included Tesla’s new Model 3 in its catalog of models eligible for sale in China, further indicating the progress of Tesla’s operations in the country.

En août, Tesla’s Shanghai plant reported robust sales figures, avec 84,159 Véhicules vendus, y compris 64,694 in China and 19,465 for export. The Model Y SUV accounted for 51,117 units sold in China, while the Model 3 Contribué 13,577 units to the total sales figure.