The Tesla Mannequin Y turned the bestselling automobile in China in 2024 by promoting 480,309 items in twelve months, based on China EV DataTracker. In distinction with most nations, the Mannequin Y’s gross sales quantity in China elevated. In 2025, the not too long ago launched Tesla Mannequin Y “Juniper” can entice much more patrons.
The demand for the Tesla Mannequin Y declined worldwide. For instance, based on Automotive Analyst Felipe Munoz (Carindustryanalysis) stories, gross sales of this crossover declined by 27% in Norway, by 87% in Iceland, and by 31% in Luxembourg. We are able to clarify it by the getting older of the Mannequin Y, which was first launched in 2019. Nevertheless, Chinese language gross sales of this mannequin elevated in China proper earlier than the launch of the facelifted “Juniper” variant.
Tesla Mannequin Y is a bestseller in China
Tesla offered 480,309 items of the Mannequin Y in twelve months of 2024, up by 5.24% from 456,394 automobiles in 2023. It’s value mentioning that the Tesla Mannequin Y one place behind the BYD Qin Plus sedan by the top of 11 months of 2024.
Nevertheless, the American automaker had a robust end in December by promoting 61,881 items. It’s the third excessive after 69,098 items in November 2022, and 62,169 automobiles in August 2022. We’ll remind you that Tesla China offered 93,766 automobiles in December, the third highest ever.

The rise in gross sales might be attributable to the corporate’s advertising and marketing efforts within the Center Kingdom in late 2024. For instance, Tesla VP Grace Tao shared that Tesla has by no means been recalled up to now six years, proving to be protected. Different causes for the gross sales development embrace the launch of the sensible summon characteristic and the launch of the ultimate fee discount for Mannequin Y in China.
The Mannequin Y positioned first in twelve months of 2024 in China. Nevertheless, the BYD Qin Plus sedan positioned second with a gross sales quantity of 480,025 automobiles, solely 284 automobiles behind. The beginning value of the Tesla Mannequin Y was 249,900 yuan (34,100 USD) in 2024.


On January 10, the brand new Tesla Mannequin Y “Juniper” was launched in China with a value vary of 263,500 – 303,500 yuan (39,950 – 41,400 USD). The brand new mannequin boasts a refreshed exterior, a decrease drag of 0.22 Cd, a 100-liter extra spacious trunk, and enhanced specs. This car will begin deliveries in March 2025 in China. The brand new Tesla Mannequin Y acquired 50,000 orders on launch day in China, marking a robust begin.