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Tesla's are also mostly made in China now. The Chinese Tesla's are also dropping in price if you live in a country that hasn't got massive tariffs on Chinese m
by AnotherGoodName 1y ago
Tesla's are also mostly made in China now.
The Chinese Tesla's are also dropping in price if you live in a country that hasn't got massive tariffs on Chinese made cars which is basically everywhere in the world except North America and Europe. Tesla literally won't sell you a Model S in Australia for example since it's made in the USA and there's no way they can sell it for a reasonable price.
It's a little damning for the US car market since Tesla's seen as a success of US manufacturing. Globally they are a Chinese made car.
- dchftcs 1y agoAlso ironically their Chinese made car is said to have better build quality than the US made one.
- formerly_proven 1y agoMaybe not that surprising, in large part the Germans built up the Chinese auto industry, and Tesla went to China to tap into that manufacturing knowledge/talent and backported it to their US factory.
- decimalenough 1y agoThe actual reason why you can't get a Model S in Australia is that Tesla does not manufacture a right hand drive version any more. You're equally out of luck in Japan, the UK, etc.
- testing22321 1y agoWhy did they stop making the RHD version? Because it was too expensive inRHD markets that have access to global EVs