Tesla has finally started deliveries of the Model Y which is its SUV based on the Model 3 platform. It has been a long wait for many customers after it was unveiled in March 2020 and deliveries of the car also started almost a year after its unveiling in the US. Now, it has started deliveries in Europe.
Europeans have a longer wait period as currently, units are coming from the US-based Fremont factory. Tesla has already established local production for the Model Y in Asia using its Shanghai gigafactory. It has also built a Gigafactory in Europe in Berlin which will soon be operational. Tesla intends to leverage these two facilities to serve its European customers as well.
The Model Y is the 5th vehicle by Tesla and is its 2nd most affordable car
Tesla hasn't waited for the Berlin facility to get operational which has been delayed because of regulatory issues in Germany. Instead, it has started shipping batches of European Model Ys. Tesla has imported over 8,000 Model Ys from China as well.
The Model Y has already arrived at Tesla facilities in Germany, with photos emerging from the city of Dortmund. It has also been spotted in Norway and the Netherlands.
Tesla expects the Model Y sales to usurp the Model 3 which became the best selling executive sedan in the world earlier this year beating out the BMW 3 series.
