The refreshed Mannequin Y, codenamed Juniper, anticipated to have related options because the refreshed “Highland” Mannequin 3, is will begin mass manufacturing in China subsequent month, in response to native media.
The information was reported by native information web site LatePost, and delivered to the English world by CnEVPost.
The unique report principally mentioned the departure of Music Gang, the previous director of Tesla’s Shanghai manufacturing unit, which we reported on earlier as we speak.
However along with that, it mentioned that mass manufacturing will start on the brand new Mannequin Y in January.
The refreshed Mannequin Y has been anticipated for a while, and is predicted to incorporate most of the enhancements of the 2023 Mannequin 3 refresh. The headline options of that automobile are a brand new front-end, extra effectivity, and a quieter cabin. However there have been a whole lot of different inside enhancements as effectively (and one huge de-provement, the deletion of steering column stalks).
And we all know that it’s coming quickly, as a result of there have been loads of sightings and leaks currently (together with a 2-second video taken final week in San Jose). In October, Chinese language social media mentioned the refresh was about to enter trial manufacturing, and simply days later we noticed a photograph of the refreshed Mannequin Y outdoors the Shanghai manufacturing unit.
So it’s not stunning that extra info would leak about upcoming manufacturing once more.
The report additionally means that the rumored 6-seat Mannequin Y will begin manufacturing in Shanghai within the fourth quarter of 2025 – so it’s nonetheless fairly a methods out.
As for supply instances, the report doesn’t specify when which may occur. However there could also be a while to attend, particularly right here within the US.
When the Mannequin 3 refresh first got here out, it began deliveries abroad after which took about 5 months for deliveries to begin within the US. If the Mannequin Y is on the identical schedule, it may not be seen within the US till midway by way of the 12 months.
When it comes to official remark from Tesla, all we’ve heard is that there will probably be no Mannequin Y refresh “this 12 months” – however that’s over in two weeks, so the doorways are huge open for the Mannequin Y to enter the market any time now.