Shanghai Plant Achieves Milestone as Tesla Produces its 5 Millionth Vehicle

테슬라 has achieved a significant milestone by producing its 5 millionth vehicle, a white, updated Model 3 세단형 자동차, at its Shanghai factory. This achievement marks a major milestone for the electric vehicle (전기차) 생산자, 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, 그냥 복용 11 months to go from its 2 millionth to 3 millionth car, followed by seven months from 3 million to 4 백만.
  • 마침내, 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.

이 5 millionth vehicle production comes shortly after Tesla began pre-sales of the new Model 3 중국에서, 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, 전 륜구동, long-range version of the Model 3 인민폐에서 시작 295,900 for pre-sales. 대조적으로, 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, 중국 공업정보화부(Ministry of Industry and Information Technology) (MIIT (마이트)) 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.

8월 중, Tesla’s Shanghai plant reported robust sales figures, 와 84,159 판매 된 차량, 포함 64,694 중국과 19,465 for export. The Model Y SUV accounted for 51,117 units sold in China, while the Model 3 contributed 13,577 units to the total sales figure.