Model Y sales in China reached a new high for the year in September, as Tesla prioritized the Shanghai-built crossover for deliveries to local consumers.
Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model Y crossover saw another strong month of sales in China last month, despite facing a growing number of local challengers.
Retail sales of the Model Y in China in September were 48,202 units, the highest for a single month so far this year, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) shared by local automotive media outlet Yiche.
That's up 6.34 percent from 45,330 units in August and up 16.35 percent from 41,428 units in the same month last year.
Tesla sold 72,200 vehicles in China in September, surpassing August's 63,456 to set a new yearly high, CnEVPost noted in an October 12 report.
The Model Y contributed 66.76 percent of Tesla's retail sales in China in September, CnEVPost's calculations show.
In the January-September period, Model Y retail sales in China were 337,648 units, up 5.48 percent year-on-year, contributing 73.37 percent of Tesla's 460,200 sales in China in the same period.
Tesla has a factory in Shanghai that produces the Model 3 sedan and Model Y crossover, both for deliveries to local customers and as an export hub for it.
Tesla's pattern is to produce cars for export in the first half of the quarter and for the local market in the second half, it previously said.
Giga Shanghai exported 2,950 Model Y units in September, down 75.04 percent from 11,821 in the same month a year ago and down 73.13 percent from 10,979 in August.
The crossover's exports in September contributed 18.3 percent of Tesla China's exports.
From January to September, Tesla's Shanghai factory exported 68,197 Model Y units, a 50.11 percent year-on-year decrease, contributing to 31.64 percent of Tesla's China exports in the same period.
Model 3 retail sales in China in September were 23,998 units, the highest since September 2022, contributing 33.24 percent of Tesla's sales in China last month.
The electric sedan's sales in China rose 1,054.3 percent in September from 2,079 units in the same month last year and 32.4 percent from 18,126 units in August.
In the January-September period, Model 3 retail sales in China were 122,552 units, up 7.86 percent year-on-year, contributing to 26.63 percent of Tesla's retail sales in China.
Model 3 exported 13,171 units in September, down 29.74 percent year-on-year while up 7.41 percent from August, contributing 81.7 percent of Tesla China's September export volume.
From January to September, Model 3 exported 147,361 units, up 14.57 percent year-on-year, contributing 68.36 percent of Tesla China's export volume.
Including exports and local deliveries, China-made Model Y sales were 51,152 units in September, down 3.94 percent year-on-year and down 9.16 percent from August.
From January to September, China-made Model Y sold 405,845 units, down 11.16 percent year-on-year.
China-made Model 3 sold 37,169 units in September, up 78.49 percent year-on-year and 22.31 percent from August.
From January to September, China-made Model 3 sold 269,913 units, up 11.42 percent year-on-year.
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