Tesla has stopped new orders for Model S and Model X on its Chinese website, according to Reuters examination on Friday (11), while the world’s largest economists exchange commercial strikes.
Both models are manufactured in the United States and are imported in China. New requests for both models are no longer available in the WeChat Mini program in China.
Tesla did not respond immediately to order the comments.
Although the company has not given a reason for change, it happens because China and the United States are immersed in a climbing war. China increased its prices on US imports to 125 % on Friday after President Donald Trump’s decision to increase the rates of Chinese products to 145 %.
The highest US tariff increases the cost of retail for Chinese consumers, making these cars more expensive than locally produced electric vehicles.
The Austin -Texin, Texas, is affected by the Trump tariff between car manufacturers, due to its mostly local production of American sales.
American Automant Model 3 and Model Y are produced at its factory in Shanghai for sale in the country and for exports to markets like Europe, which represents the vast majority of its sales.
Lee Yanoi, an analyst of the China Car Trader Association, said that China imported 1553 X -class and 311 cars in 2024.
Both models are less than 0.5 % of Tesla delivery operations from more than 657,000 vehicles last year.
BYD competition and other local manufacturers also affected the sales of Tesla cars in China.
The delivery processes of the category that includes the Tesla Premium, SUV, and Cyblertruck models in the world in the first quarter, due to the lack of vehicle promotions and a reaction against the political position of Elon Musk.
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