A few days after several Tesla Model Y L vehicles were seen being transported in China, the Elon Musk-led company launched a teaser video of the model, saying it is coming soon.
“The Model Y L is about to debut, stay tuned,” the company wrote on the Chinese social media platform Weibo.
According to the video Tesla shared on Monday, the second-row seats feature a power-lift armrest, and both the second- and third-row seats can be folded flat electronically at the touch of a button.
Here’s the video share by Tesla on Monday.
The three-rowed SUV was teased in mid-July by the brand on Weibo, which said at the time that the launch was planned for the Fall.
By then, a catalogue by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) revealed the first details of the model.
It was said to be dual-motor, with peak power outputs of 142 kW for the front motor and 198 kW for the rear one.
The July catalogue also said the model would feature batteries supplied by South-Korean company LG — which were used in the five-seat iteration as well.
A new filing last week disclosed that the six-seat SUV reaches a stop speed of 201 km/h and has a range of 830 km.
Last month, Tesla sold 40,617 vehicles in China, which marked a 12.1% decline year over year and a 33.9% drop from June.
The figures released by China’s Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed that July was Tesla‘s highest first month of the quarter since the third quarter of 2024, a year ago.
Including exports, Tesla wholesale registrations in July reached 67,886 units. The numbers were down 8.4% from 74,117 units in the same period last year and declined 5.2% from 71,599 units in June.
From those, 45,838 vehicles were Model Ys, a 10% drop both sequentially and year over year.
The refreshed Model Y was the third best-selling vehicle in China last month, down from the first position in June.
The Model YL increases competition in the six-seat SUV segment in China, as several Chinese automakers have launched fully electric three-rowed models this year, including Li Auto‘s Li i8 and the Onvo L90.
