{"id":22240,"date":"2022-05-15T00:04:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-15T04:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=22240"},"modified":"2022-05-15T00:04:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T04:04:18","slug":"china-tesla-modely-sales-april2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=22240","title":{"rendered":"China: Tesla Model Y Remains The Top Premium Crossover\/SUV YTD In April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Made-in-China (MIC) Tesla Model Y remains the best selling premium model in the crossover\/SUV category in China, regardless of the powertrain.<\/p>\n<p>According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA)&#8217;s data, <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/584863\/china-mic-tesla-wholesale-april2022\/\">in April, Tesla sold in China only 1,512 units<\/a>, which is an extremely low result (<a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/579146\/china-mic-tesla-wholesale-shipments-march2022\/\">compared to over 65,000 in March<\/a>) that was caused by the plant shut down in Shanghai during COVID-19 lockdown.<\/p>\n<p><em>* CPCA reports wholesale shipments, not registrations\/customer deliveries.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The number includes 960 MIC <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tesla\/model-y\/\">Tesla Model Y<\/a> (down 82% year-over-year), but even with such a low volume, the Model Y remains significantly ahead of other models in its category year-to-date, according to <em>CnEVPost<\/em>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"trinity-skip-it\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"special_image\" data-align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"spi_wrapper\"><a class=\"lightzoom\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/custom\/mic-tesla-model-y-china-4-2022-20220513.png\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"custom-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/custom\/thumbnail\/mic-tesla-model-y-china-4-2022-20220513.png\" alt=\"external_image\" width=\"914\" height=\"436\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at the numbers of premium crossover\/SUV (January-April 2022):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tesla Model Y: 75,641<\/li>\n<li>Mercedes-Benz GLC: 53,946<\/li>\n<li>BMW X3: 47,292<\/li>\n<li>Audi Q5: 41,189<\/li>\n<li>Li Auto&#8217;s Li ONE: 35,883<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the other hand, the Tesla Model Y is no longer #1 year-to-date, if one would include mainstream models, because several other models noted much better results in April.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BYD Song: 98,809<\/li>\n<li>GWM Haval H6: 85,986<\/li>\n<li>Chang&#8217;an: CS75: 78,828<\/li>\n<li>Honda CR-V: 76,232<\/li>\n<li>Tesla Model Y: 75,641<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Only time will tell whether the currently most popular Tesla model will be able to fight back and return to the top.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of the <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tesla\/model-3\/\">Tesla Model 3<\/a>, some 552 units were sold in China last month (down 91% year-over-year).<\/p>\n<p>The year-to-date number of 34,171 is far behind premium and mainstream sedans but allows for sixth place among plug-in sedans.<\/p>\n<p>The top sedans in China are the conventional Nissan Sylphy (134,863), followed by the Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV (119,686), conventional Volkswagen Lavida (107,251) and plug-in BYD Qin (99,354).<\/p>\n<section class=\"trinity-skip-it\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"special_image\" data-align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"spi_wrapper\"><a class=\"lightzoom\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/custom\/mic-tesla-model-3-china-4-2022-20220513.png\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"custom-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/custom\/thumbnail\/mic-tesla-model-3-china-4-2022-20220513.png\" alt=\"external_image\" width=\"914\" height=\"435\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>So far this year, Tesla sold in China almost 110,000 locally produced electric cars, while exporting almost 74,000, according to 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