Tesla has launched the Mannequin Y in the UK and a number of other different right-hand-drive markets as the electrical SUV is solidifying its place as the most well-liked EV on the planet.
Initially, the Mannequin Y was solely imagined to launch in Europe after Tesla began manufacturing at Gigafactory Berlin.
Nonetheless, Tesla modified its plan and began importing Mannequin Y autos from Gigafactory Shanghai to some European markets, however not but to the UK and some different right-hand-drive markets in Europe.
In October, Tesla began to take orders for the Mannequin Y within the UK beginning at £54,990 for the Lengthy Vary All-Wheel-Drive for deliveries in “early 2022.”
Tim Findlay, Tesla’s market chief for the UK and Eire, introduced that deliveries of the Mannequin Y have began within the UK, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Eire (through LinkedIn):
The UK has develop into an vital marketplace for Tesla through the years.
Tesla had report gross sales in the UK in 2021, and the brand new automotive registration information exhibits that it helped the nation attain a brand new electrical market share milestone: over 10% of the auto marketplace for the primary time.
The automaker delivered over 34,000 Mannequin 3 autos within the nation – nearly 3 times as many because the second best-selling EV available in the market.
The Mannequin Y is probably going going to be as well-liked or much more well-liked than the Mannequin 3 within the UK, as has been the case in different markets.
It’ll be fascinating to see what number of Mannequin Y autos Tesla can ship within the coming months – although the true quantity is anticipated to return with the beginning of deliveries from Gigafactory Berlin, which remains to be an uncertainty, as we reported right now.
Curiously, Tesla has used the ‘Tesla Bot,’ or now often known as ‘Optimus,’ as a part of the advertising and marketing of the launch of the Mannequin Y within the UK:
Elon Musk lately stated ‘Tesla is prioritizing the product growth of the Optimus humanoid robotic in 2022‘ over different merchandise, together with its new autos.
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