{"id":48075,"date":"2023-04-24T08:26:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T12:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=48075"},"modified":"2023-04-24T08:26:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T12:26:42","slug":"tesla-rumored-importing-new-cheap-model-y-variant-canada-from-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=48075","title":{"rendered":"Tesla is rumored to be importing its new cheap Model Y variant in Canada from China"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new report states that Tesla is supposedly about to be importing its new cheap Model Y variant introduced in Canada last week from China.<\/p>\n

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When first announcing plans to build cars in China, CEO Elon Musk clearly stated that it would only be to satisfy local demand and that Tesla wouldn\u2019t export vehicles from China. That changed after Gigafactory Shanghai quickly surged to become Tesla\u2019s most productive plant and the world\u2019s largest electric vehicle factory.<\/p>\n

It became\u00a0Tesla\u2019s main export hub<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 mainly exporting vehicles to Europe, Asia, and Australia.<\/p>\n

However, it has yet to import cars to North America.<\/p>\n

Last week, we reported on Tesla launching a new Model Y RWD in Canada<\/a> that brings the price of the electric SUV down to $59,990 CAD \u2013 giving it access to up to $12,000 in incentives.<\/p>\n

At the time, many suspected that the new lower-range version would be built using LFP battery cells like Tesla\u2019s base Model 3.<\/p>\n

Now a new report from Reuters claims that the entire vehicle is going to be built in China and imported to Canada:<\/p>\n

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Tesla has begun producing in Shanghai a version of the Model Y to be sold in Canada this year, the first time it will ship cars to North America from China, according to a person with direct knowledge of the plan and a production memo seen by Reuters.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s important to note that late last year Reuters produced a similar report about Tesla importing cars from its Shanghai factory to the US. We thought the report to be questionable at the time and CEO Elon Musk later denied it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not clear if they had just got the country where it will be exported to North America wrong or if this yet another misleading report.<\/p>\n

Electrek\u2019s Take<\/h2>\n

I don\u2019t know if this is accurate or not. We suspected that the new Model Y in Canada would use Chinese LFP cells, like the base Model 3 in the US, but that\u2019s still a US-made car.<\/p>\n

We assume it would be the same for the base Model Y.<\/p>\n

As we reported last week, the new trim at that pricing with the incentives made this new Model Y an excellent deal in Canada, and especially in my home province of Quebec. Would the fact that it is made in China rather than the US change people\u2019s mind?<\/p>\n

I am curious. <\/p>\n

Let\u2019s assume that the report is true (which we don\u2019t know yet) and do a quick (unscientific) poll:<\/p>\n

Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai has proven to be able to produce quality cars, so that\u2019s not really my concern. Other automakers have successfully imported Chinese-made EVs in North America \u2013 like Polestar.<\/p>\n

I think it wouldn\u2019t be a problem for me, especially considering that it\u2019s clearly not a case of Tesla trying to avoid building EVs in North America as the automaker is heavily investing in ramping up production at now three North American factories.<\/p>\n

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