Tesla Model Y: Facelift not until 2025
After the Model 3, the Model Y will also be revised. But not anymore in 2024. This has now been confirmed by a post on the "X" platform from Tesla, after many US customers likely hesitated with their orders. Along with the US information on the postponement of the Model Y Juniper comes information from China that an introduction of the revised Model Y is also no longer planned for 2024. These facts were reportedly learned by a reporter from the Chinese financial news agency CLS from Tesla China – but there is no confirmation from the company.
In November 2023, Tesla China changed some details on the Model Y
In China, Tesla introduced the multi-colored ambient lighting in November 2023, as installed in the Model 3 Highland. Additionally, the design of the Aero wheels on the 19-inch Gemini rims was optimized. And after Tesla drastically reduced prices worldwide, many customers probably got the impression that this was a clearance sale of the current model. The post clearly communicates that there will be no redesigned Model Y in 2024. Additionally, Tesla advertises that we should view the present as "the best time to drive the world's bestselling electric vehicle."
Background: The Model 3 was reintroduced for the first time in a staggered manner: in China and Europe at the end of 2023, with the US following only now. And since the Model 3 and Model Y are related, rumors already emerged in 2023 that the Model Y Juniper would go into production by October 2024. Moreover, "Juniper" should be even easier and cheaper to build than the current version.
The Model Y is assembled in the USA in Fremont and Austin. It also comes from Shanghai and Grünheide. Since the German plant relies on deliveries from China for some parts, production at both plants is likely to be switched over simultaneously. The USA could also follow or precede independently in terms of timing.
What does that mean?
The Model Y was the best-selling car in the world in 2023. To maintain this volume, Tesla is currently offering significant discounts. To continue earning money in the future, the successor model is to be produced even cheaper. However, better technology should also justify higher prices, as Tesla also needs returns.
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