Tesla stops selling U.S.-made models in China.
Tesla stops selling U.S.-made models in China
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Tesla is no longer taking orders for its Model S and Model X electric vehicles in China, Reuters reports.
However, Elon Musk's EV company is still selling other Tesla models in China. So, why remove those specific vehicles from Tesla's website in China?
While Tesla has not provided an official reason, both the Model S and Model X are made in the United States.
Amid President Donald Trump's trade war with China, it appears Trump's "special government employee" Elon Musk has been caught in the crossfire. On Friday morning, China announced it would raise its tariff on U.S. goods to 125 percent in retaliation for the 145 levy Trump has placed on goods from China. The tariff on U.S. goods will go into effect on Saturday, April 12, Bloomberg reports.
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Last year, China imported 1,553 Model X cars and 311 Model S cars, according to a China Auto Dealers Association analyst. As Reuters reports, these two models account for less than 0.5 percent of the more than 657,000 Tesla deliveries in 2024. Tesla's Model 3 and Model Y vehicles are made in China and are sold both within the country and exported to European markets, among others. While the Model S and Model X are less popular in China, this development only adds to Tesla's many problems.
Musk's EV car company is currently experiencing sales problems around the world. A March report found that Tesla sales were down in Germany by a whopping 76 percent. Tesla sales in Australia have dropped by nearly 72 percent. Meanwhile, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association found that Tesla vehicle registrations across the EU dropped by 45 percent last year overall.
Some of Tesla's current customers are rejecting Musk's company as well. Tesla owners looking to give up their vehicles have pushed Tesla trade-ins to record highs. In fact, Tesla trade-ins are becoming so prominent that the company is reportedly turning away customers looking to trade-in their Cybertrucks.
At the same time, used Tesla prices have fallen significantly as Tesla owners look to get rid of their ties to Musk through Tesla.
When it comes to the EV market in China, specifically, Tesla is also facing its strongest competition yet in the Chinese carmaker BYD, which is now selling more hybrid and EV vehicles than Tesla.
Keep checking Mashable for our latest tariff news and explainers, from delayed Nintendo Switch 2 preorders to reports of iPhone 16 panic buying.
Topics Electric Vehicles Tesla Donald Trump Elon Musk Tariffs
Easy enough for Tesla to stop exporting from here to China to avoid the tariffs. They have their biggest factory in China. With an annual production capacity of over 950,000 vehicles, the Shanghai Gigafactory is a key pillar of Tesla's global strategy.
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Deletehe screws up everything he touches
DeleteIt's only the Model X and S since they don't produce them in China
ReplyDeleteBYD is better
ReplyDeleteBYD is lame
DeleteThe highest volume cars, the Model Y and Model 3 are already made in China, so no big deal for Tesla. If you compare Tesla to other car makers, almost all the other American makers will get hit hard by the tariffs. Itās absolutely ridiculous to have a story that highlights the strategy change Tesla is making when the story is 5x more impact with other car companies.
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DeleteElonās never going to sleep with you big guy
DeleteThe model X and S are Tesla's premiere models. So it is a big deal. If their "strategy change" is to pull their high end cars from the Chinese market, and surrender that market share to BYD, who arguably makes a better product, seems like a really dumb "strategy." Unless they're admitting their products no longer measure up...
DeleteGM builds the Buick Envision & Chevy Equinox in China & import them into the USA. Unless Trump gives them a pass they will have to come up with something as those two vehicles will be unsellable in the US after 100+% tariff on them.
Deleteloves to talk about Tesla in ways almost āclick baitā like with the headlines.
DeleteBYD is already taking Teslaās lunch money, stealing its girlfriend, and pantsing it in front of the school cafeteria. So now, Tesla just got suspended from school, too? š¤£
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been a U.S CITIZEN for 22 years ..you dope.
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DeleteKOOK!!!
DeleteTesla went further, they are no longer offering the Model S and Model X in China, removing their sales on the higher end, higher-margin vehicles. Keep in mind neither of these models sold well in the first place, and their factories produce model 3 and Y's in China and will continue. Tesla also exports Chinese-made Tesla's to Europe, however there are existing tariffs on incoming Tesla from China imposed by the EU and those will likely continue or increase in light of Trump's trade war, making it more difficult for Tesla to export.
ReplyDeleteKeep in mind Tesla also has no plans to sell the Cybertruck in Tesla, for several reasons including the difficulty to price it into the market and restrictions on light trucks in China that would mean the Cybertruck is unlikely to meet road safety and other requirements in the country.
Despite all that, this frankly won't have a huge effect on Tesla sales in China because there was little demand for these models anyway, given that there is stiff competition in China from EV automakers, especially in the performance category.
They got better EV cars
ReplyDeleteEvery time the Tesla stock drops by $2.34 Elon the Nazi loses a billion dollars.
ReplyDeleteDude, you're a KOOK!!!
DeleteThe company is dead unless rednecks start embracing EVs
ReplyDeletefalse. They have the most cash on hand and the best margins of any carmaker in the USA. Also, they overwhelmingly make cars where they sell them. So they are the LEAST impacted by tariffs. Ford, GM, and Chrysler at 10x worse off.
DeleteThe Tesla brand is dead. The vast majority of the world wants nothing to do with the company. You can do whatever mental gymnastics make you feel goodā¦ š
Deletewere it not for the fact that Tesla isnāt anywhere near as desirable as it used to be, youād be on to something. Theyāre in deep mud and Iām enjoying it.
DeleteWhy would any human with an ounce of morals buy one?
Deletesource: made up
DeleteThere's no reason to address "people" like him. He believes what he believes. He's TFG (too far gone).
Deletesource: trust me, bro.
Deletehaha. So you admit you know nothing. Perfect. Source: quarterly financial report. Why donāt you kiddos go back to picking your nose.
Delete10x is a made up number and youāre a loser bud
DeleteDoing mental gymnastics to support the cult š
DeleteWithout future customers the balance sheet is irrelevant. The vast majority of teslas potential customers are left of center politically and because of muskies poisonous politics those buyers are gone.
DeleteOlympic Gold Medal level mental gymnastics. Itās truly fascinating.
Deletedonāt confuse him with facts, heās not here for that.
DeleteThey don't.
DeleteSocial media is so controlled by the Reich, they would have you believing Tesla is the only EV brand
ReplyDeleteitās true, there are other brands, but so far, most of them really suck.
Deletemy theory is Musk is tanking Tesla for big oil. Discredit EVs as a viable alternative..
Deletetesla must stop to sell cars anywehre
ReplyDeleteIn China Tesla is a low quality and a low budget car.
ReplyDeleteNot only that. They have to compete in one the largest EV market on the planet.
DeleteSo Musk is outsourcing more production to China š¤¦
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DeleteHow convenient, trumps butt buddy
ReplyDeleteDUMP ALL THE SHIT OFF MUSK INCLUDING ELON HIMSELF ! THANKS !
ReplyDeleteGet your junk out of Canada as well!
ReplyDeleteTesla is built in China some models for sure
ReplyDeletethe built in china cars, stay in Asia. Not sold in the US or North America.
Deletenice to know thanks
DeleteKEEP YOUR CRAP IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY,,,
ReplyDeletethatās what China is saying to the US right now
DeleteMore leftist š¤”s here I see
ReplyDeleteYou all know yeah that VW , BMW and Audi all supported the nazis in WW2 , and the VW beetle was hitlers favoured vehicle š
š¤”s have no idea šš
Well maybe if the burnt some VW's in 1930 millions of lives would have been saved š
DeleteChina makes a better EV anyway.
ReplyDeleteJust more Jalopnik lies.
ReplyDeleteThey are retooling the factory for the upcoming faceliftet Model S&X
ReplyDeleteAs if there are actual orders š
ReplyDeleteTesla cars are the pathetic cars in the world
ReplyDeleteI am seeing Tezzlas all over Austin now. Itās starting to look like Seattle here!
ReplyDeleteYeah I'm sure the demand is high š¤£
ReplyDeleteIts ok. American market is more than enough. 0% tax!.
ReplyDeleteDonāt thing theyāll be selling many Teslas anytime soonā¦
ReplyDeleteChina should banned USA made car as what USA did to China made car
ReplyDeleteThey need the cars there so that they can reverse engineer the intellectual property in order to cheat š¤·āāļø
Deleteš¤£šš¤£ Musk and the My Pillow guy need to have lunch.
ReplyDeleteBYD Global is just better š¤·š¾āāļø
ReplyDeleteTariffs are a bridge too far for America
ReplyDeleteJust learned that before 2025ā¦ā¦.Bad CNBC reporting. Yahoo reported this! How many other more cases???
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U.S. corn is subject to a 73% import tax, according to the Thai Feed Mill Association.
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ReplyDeleteIt's a nice car to drive,man.
ReplyDeleteyeah, I will buy one next year š
DeleteCompany need go out business
ReplyDeleteyeah just another American company with American workersā¦ great comment
DeleteBECAUSE HES EXPOSING THE BULL SHXXX CORRUPTION????????? GET A GRIP !!!! Wake up
Deletehe isnāt exposing anything. Heās just lying.
Delete#BoycottTesla
ReplyDeleteSo many sheep with so little knowledge of economicsā¦ itās sad, really. If these tariffs were only bad for America, the other countries wouldnāt be scrambling to make deals with the US. America accounts for 40% of world consumerism. These tariffs will cripple economies across the globe, and itās happening in China right now. They will have no choice but to come to the negotiating table. Why donāt you people see this is a net positive for the US? Will it be painful for a short time? Sure, but it will pay off in the long run.
ReplyDeleteAdditionally, like Warren Buffet said, āSome people are not emotionally or psychologically fit to own stocksā, and it shows with the illogical selloff in the market. Once the deals are made, the US market will take off. Anyone with any economic sense knows this. You lose nothing by staying in the market. You only lose when you panic sell.
so they will come to the table to loose money why they would do that when they already loosing to be humiliated to ??? I don't think they will go back on this
Deletethey have no choice. Itās either that or their economy hits a major depression. They rely too heavily on US consumption to not negotiate this.
DeleteI'm loosing money you force me to negotiate how do I know that this the last one what if you came up again and say you reduce your military or I sanction you or put tarrifs that is the problem when you play all your carts China it's in a position that can't go back I hope it happens like you said cause I don't want to start learning Chinese in this age but I don't think they will knee he made this public and no one wants to be humiliated publicly if Xi bows then it's enemies inside the party will hang him for treason
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Deletethey did. Take 2 seconds and do some research. Ignorance can be avoided
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DeleteIām not Trump, but because you didnāt provide anything beneficial to the conversation, I assume itās because you know Iām right. You just donāt want that to be the case.
Deleteexports to the US is 12% of China's total exports, account for 2% of China's GDP. You are just regurgitating from what you are told.
DeleteYou don't start a trade war with the largest trading country in the world. šš
sorry China will never negotiate. Trump is still waiting for Xi to call himā¦ China attitude prefer to die than surrender.. or both collapse
Deletelol china is not giving in and usa will suffer when china sell usa debts... So who is making a wrong move
DeleteTesla can stop taking orders everywhere in the world except US.
ReplyDelete"imported to China" isn't it supposed to be "exported to China" or "imported from China"?
ReplyDeletethatās what I was thinking
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No one in China is ordering a tesla. Pretty easy to stop taking orders that don't exist.
ReplyDeleteTesla will now start laying off Trumpers making Nazi SwastikaCars
ReplyDeleteChina said the US doesnāt have anything worth buying. And they are putting their money where their mouths are.
ReplyDeleteGood for them.
It's 145% against 125% ..what do companies expect from here ? Wakaka
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The world should just abandon doing any trade with US and let Trump go drug high on his Tariffs. If he wants to implode US economy, let him be. The world could start a new economic order without US.
ReplyDeleteGetting what you paid for Elon!
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