Large numbers of Tesla Model 3 electric cars were delivered in January 2023 in Australia, making it the best-selling sedan in Australia and the third best-selling vehicle in the country behind the Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux!
“Tesla placed 16th outright on the Australian new-car sales charts — up from 19th in 2021 — beating established marques such as Audi, Honda, Volvo and Renault,”“The record result comes after Tesla ramped up production at its Shanghai factory — which builds cars for Australia — in the second half of the year, following slowdowns due to COVID-19 lockdowns in China in early to mid 2022.”
, the Model Y Performance will be coming to all states at once during February. There are many ships on the way. He tells me that Tesla Shanghai began building Australian and New Zealand orders on January 17And the BYD Atto 3 is becoming the school mum’s pickup wagon. I have spotted two in school carparks this past week as I have picked up my grandchildren from school.Tesla sold almost 3000 Model 3s in January, according to. EVs accounted for nearly 20% of all new passenger vehicle sales.
“Australia’s automotive industry delivered 84,873 vehicles during the first month of 2023, which represents a 11.9 per cent increase on the same period in 2022.”
The wait for a Tesla in Australia is far too long. We need more build time in Shanghai, currently only 4% of exports.