Tesla has registered 11,300 vehicles in China between October 6 and 12, data shared on Chinese social media this Tuesday showed.
Weekly sales more than doubled from the 5,020 vehicles recorded in the previous week, the first of the fourth quarter.
Registrations typically dip at the start of each month — and even more so at the beginning of a new quarter — as automakers boost incentives toward the end of each cycle.
Since mid-August, the EV maker has posted steadily rising weekly sales, climbing from 10,300 units to more than 19,000 in the final full week of September.
Separately, the figures of the past two weeks were affected by the Chinese Golden Week holidays, which impacted both production and sales between October 1 and October 8.
Tesla was the best-selling pure EV maker last week in China, outperforming Leapmotor, which listed 9,300 vehicles, and Huawei-backed Aito, which sold 8,500 units.
The fourth quarter marks the last opportunity for customers in the country to acquire a new electric vehicle before the purchase tax is reinstated in 2026.
Starting in 2026, electric vehicles in China will face a minimum purchase tax rate of 5%, half of the standard 10% rate, if they’re priced below 300,000 yuan.
For Tesla, the base versions of its models qualify for the full tax break, but most higher-end variants exceed the cap.
The Model Y is priced from 263,500 yuan ($37,000), while the three-row version, launched in August, starts at 339,900 yuan (47,700).
Its standard iteration, the Model 3 RWD, is priced from 235,500 yuan ($33,100), while the most expensive trim, the High Performance AWD Edition, starts from 339,500 yuan ($47,700).
Until October 21, the company is introducing 0% APR (Annual Percentage Rate) for purchases of its revamped Model Y.
Tesla is reportedly developing two simplified versions of its Model Y and Model 3 vehicles in China, according to local media outlet 36Kr.
Production of the two new models could begin around the middle of next year or later.
Tesla’s vice president for China, Grace Tao, said on Monday that the company has begun an “intensive production ramp-up” at the Shanghai plant to ensure customers “can receive their cars as soon as possible.”
The US brand sold 71,525 vehicles in China last month, its second-highest monthly total in 2025, according to data by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).
