EV giant Tesla Inc.’s TSLA China team has reportedly denied that the company’s latest offering – the Cybertruck – will be brought to China via official channels anytime soon, laying rumors otherwise to rest.
What Happened: Tesla’s China team said that it has no plans to sell the Cybertruck in China, CnEVPost reported, citing a report from Chinese media outlet Jiemian.
Tesla started delivering Cybertrucks to customers in the U.S. on Nov. 30, 2023. Since then, the company has also started delivering the vehicle to customers in Canada and Mexico.
The company took the Cybertruck for a spin around China earlier this year as part of a tour but is yet to begin selling it in China. While Tesla’s China website lists the Cybertruck among the company’s several EV offerings, customers from the country cannot order it.
Why It Matters: Getting approvals for the stainless steel vehicle on roads would be difficult in China, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in January, without explaining the reason.
The Cybertruck is currently manufactured only at the company’s gigafactory in Texas, meaning that if Tesla chooses to sell it in China, it would have to be imported into the country like the company’s other pricier EV offerings Model S and Model X.
Tesla’s gigafactory in Shanghai only makes the company’s lower-priced mass-market offerings Model 3 and Model Y.
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