Tesla starts accepting pre-orders for Model Y L electric SUV in China On August 19, Tesla started accepting pre-orders for the Model Y L large 6-seater battery electric SUV in China, with a starting pre-order price of CNY 339,000. Deliveries will start in September. The Model Y L adopts an aerodynamic exterior design and measures 4,976mm long, 2,129mm wide, and 1,668mm high, with a wheelbase of 3,040mm. The Model Y L has a dual-motor AWD layout a...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/20

Hankook Tire to supply OE tires for Tesla Model Y Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. (Hankook Tire) announced that its iON evo AS SUV and the Ventus S1 evo3 ev tires are selected as original equipment (OE) for the improved version of the Tesla Model Y (Juniper). The iON evo AS SUV is an EV-exclusive all-season tire developed to realize low noise, excellent electric efficiency and mileage, and low rolling resistance to support the driving perform...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/14

ion and sales volumes of passenger cars (including sedans, SUVs, and MPVs, excluding minivans) for July 2025. China passenger car production and sales volumes in July 2025 Retail July retail sales volumes of passenger cars totaled 1.826 million units, reflecting a year-over-year (y/y) increase of 6.3%. Year-to-date (YTD) retail sales volume totaled 12.728 million units, up 10.1% y/y. Luxury car retail sales volumes totaled 170,000 units, down 20%...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/12

German passenger car sales up 11.1% in July, EV up 58.0%, PHV up 83.6% The number of July new passenger car registrations in Germany was 264,802 units, up 11.1% from the same month last year, and the total sales for the first seven months of 2025 was 1,667,591 units, down 2.5% from the same period last year, according to the figures released by the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) on August 5. Looking at passenger car registrations by b...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/06

U.S. auto sales up 7.5% in July, automakers poised to raise prices after tariff deals with Japan, Europe, and South Korea Note: Some figures were updated on August 15. The number of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in July 2025 (preliminary figures including estimates for GM/Stellantis/Tesla, etc.), aggregated by MarkLines as of August 4, was 1,371,830 units, up 7.5% y/y. The number of sales days in July was 26, one day more than in the same month l...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/04

Tesla, LGES reported to sign USD 4.3 billion deal for U.S. LFP batteries On July 30, LG Energy Solution signed a USD 4.3 billion deal to supply Tesla with energy storage system batteries, according to a person familiar with the matter, supplying lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries from its U.S. battery cell plant in Holland, Michigan. LG Energy Solution announced earlier that it had signed a USD 4.3 billion contract to supply LFP batteries fro...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/31

Tesla’s affordable Model Y images leaked and reported Recent sightings of prototypes of the affordable Model Y have been leaked and reported on by some media outlets. Comments note that while a front bumper camera is retained, the continuous light strip across the front fascia has been removed, and the headlights have been repositioned higher, giving the vehicle a look more similar to the Model 3. In the rear, the new taillight design replaces ...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/31

Tesla CEO Musk gives update on affordable model plans During its Q2 2025 earnings call, Tesla revealed some new details regarding the production plans of the affordable vehicles at its Gigafactory Texas. In the Q2 release, Tesla said it successfully completed “first builds of a more affordable model in June, with volume production planned for the second half of 2025.” In the earnings call following, CEO Elon Musk confirmed these affordable ve...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/30

Tesla operating profit down 42.5% in Q2 2025 On July 23, Tesla delivered its financial results for Q2, with net income falling 16.3% to USD 1.2 billion, on revenue of USD 22.5 billion, down 11.8% from the same period in 2024. Operating income fell 42.5% to USD 923 million, resulting in a 4.1% operating margin, and adjusted EBITDA was down 7.4% to 3.4 billion in Q2. The company noted its decline in Q2 due in great part to lower automotive deliveri...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/25

Lucid Air receives updates for 2026, gains access to Tesla Superchargers On July 22, the Lucid Group announced updates to the Lucid Air lineup, including increases in its EPA range ratings, and starting on July 31, all Lucid Airs gain access to the North American Tesla Supercharger network, with an approved available adapter.  Unlike the Lucid Gravity, with its native NACS charge port and high-tech boost charging capabilities, Lucid Air uses a N...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/23

ctric SUV, which will officially launch in mid-August in a single Flagship AWD version.   Positioned between the existing Zeekr X compact electric SUV and 001 midsize electric sedan, the 7X features a 646 hp all-wheel-drive powertrain, a 100-kWh CATL battery, and accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds. It offers a 423 km range under Inmetro standards and supports ultra-fast charging from 10% to 80% in 13 minutes using 360-kW high-power c...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/17

Tesla to produce longer, six-seat version of Model Y for China Tesla is set to launch a longer, six-seat version of the Model Y SUV in China, confirmed by a post on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, which shared two images of the crossover along with the caption: “Model Y L, see you in the autumn!” The Model Y L is 4,976 mm long (196 inches), making it about 179 mm (7.0 inches) longer than the regular Model Y. Its 1,920 mm width is ide...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/17

Tesla vehicles to have Grok AI available in one week, Musk says On July 10, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his artificial intelligence startup’s chatbot will be coming to Tesla vehicles in the next week. “Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles very soon,” Musk posted on X. “Next week at the latest.” Musk commented on the plan hours after presenting a new iteration of Grok via video livestream. Musk and members of his xAI team touted improved voice ...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/11

production and sales volumes in June 2025 Retail June retail sales volumes of passenger cars totaled 2.084 million units, reflecting a year-over-year (y/y) increase of 18.1%. Year-to-date (YTD) retail sales volume totaled 10.901 million units, up 10.8% y/y. Luxury car retail sales volumes totaled 230,000 units, down 7% y/y. Retail sales volumes of domestic brands totaled 1.34 million units, up 30% y/y. Domestic brands had a market share of 64.2%...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/09

UK passenger car sales up 6.7% in June UK passenger car sales increased 6.7% to 191,316 units in June 2025, marking the second consecutive month of growth, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on July 4. Year-to-date sales increased 3.5% with 1,042,219 cars registered in the first six months of 2025. June sales for VW increased 9.7% to 16,964 units (8.9% market share), BMW sales fell 6.1% to 12,726 units (6.7% share)...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/07

German passenger car sales down 13.8% in June, EV up 8.6%, PHV up 66.4% The number of June new passenger car registrations in Germany was 256,193 units, down 13.8% from the same month last year, and the total sales for the first six months of 2025 was 1,402,789 units, down 4.7% from the same period last year, according to the figures released by the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) on July 3. The fall in passenger car sales in June was ...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/04

Global EV battery installation Jan- May up 38.5% , top CATL with 38.1% share On July 2, SNE Research announced monthly power battery data for global electric vehicles (BEV, PHEV, HEV) sold in May 2025. From January to May, the global battery installation increased 38.5% to 401.3 GWh. By national origin among top 10 suppliers, Chinese manufacturers accounted for 68.4% of sales, followed by Korean manufacturers at 17.5% and Japanese manufacturers a...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/03

U.S. auto sales down 5.6% in June; Japanese and European brands with high ratio of imports show significant sales decline Note: Some figures were updated on July 10. The number of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in June 2025 (preliminary figures including estimates for GM/Stellantis/Tesla, etc.), aggregated by Marklines as of July 2, was 1,259,037, down 5.6% from the same month last year. The number of sales days in June was 24, two days less than ...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/03

Polestar charge reaches 1 million charging points across Europe On July 2, Polestar announced that its public charging service, Polestar Charge, now provides access to 1 million charging points across Europe through a single app. The network includes major operators such as IONITY, Recharge, Fastned, Total, Tesla Super Chargers, and Allego, along with numerous local providers to ensure comprehensive regional coverage. Polestar drivers benefit fro...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/03

Tesla Q2 2025 production flat, deliveries down 13.5% On July 2, Tesla announced production and delivery results for the second quarter of 2025. Of the 410,244 vehicles Tesla produced in Q2 (down 0.1% from 410,831 in Q2 2024), 396,835 were Models 3/Y (up 2.7% from 386,576 in 2024), and 13,409 were other models (down 44.7% from 24,255 in Q2 2024), including Models S/X, Cybertruck, and Semi. Of the 384,122 vehicles Tesla delivered in Q2 2025 (down 1...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/03