The drop in sales follows net reductions in several European markets, especially in Germany and France
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by Brad Anderson
February 10, 2025 at 19:36
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- In total, 63,238 teslas were sold in China or export products.
- Sales were affected by Chinese New Year Holidays, which dropped earlier this year.
- Byd sold locally 300,538 BEV and PHEV models, marking an increase of 49.16%.
Tesla is not content to slow down sales across Europe, he now also sees a drop in China. New data on sales reveal that the American deliveries of the electric vehicle manufacturer in China dropped 11.5% last month, while the main national competitors like Byd, Changan Automobile and Xpeng saw their number climb.
In January, Tesla sold 63,238 vehicles in China and other markets that receive teslas built in Chinese, according to data published by China Passenger because Association (CPCA). Although it is still a solid figure, it is a notable decrease compared to the 71,447 vehicles delivered in January and a sharp decline compared to the 93,766 in December.
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Although Tesla is not delighted with the drop in sales, there are certain external factors at stake. The holiday of the Chinese New Year of this year took place from January 28 to February 4, a period when sales of cars traditionally slow down. Last year, the Chinese New Year Holidays took place from February 10 to 17 and, as such, had no impact on the January sales figures.
In addition, Cnevpost The reports according to which the Tesla Shanghai factory interrupted the production of the Y model in January to prepare the launch of the strongly updated version. The production lines will not be back online before February 14. Part of the installation used for model 3 was also temporarily closed from January 26 to February 3.
Tesla was not the only car manufacturer affected by seasonal trends. Byd, the EV Chinese giant, also had a drop in sales compared to its December record. However, he still achieved a slight increase compared to January. In total, BYD sold 300,538 electric and rechargeable hybrid vehicles to the battery locally last month, up 49.16% compared to February 2023, but down 41.62% compared to its massive count of 514 809 units.
Despite the crisis, Tesla’s Chinese sales could soon bounce back. The company would have obtained up to 70,000 orders for the new Y model in the first five days after its local unveiling. We do not know when the deliveries of local customers will start.
