Tesla‘s upcoming six-seater version of its top-selling Model Y was spotted being transported in China, appearing to be on its way to showrooms.
The model will be launched in the world’s most competitive EV market, “this Fall,” with global markets expected to follow later in the year.
The pictures were posted by X user ‘thaichiminh1907′ on the Tesla community, who said that “it looks like the six-seat Model Y L is on its way to a Tesla store in Jiangsu, China.”
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.
Industry data shared on Chinese social media earlier this week showed that Tesla sold 13,400 vehicles in the country between August 4 and 10, its highest weekly results since the beginning of the third quarter.
Combining the two first weeks of August, Tesla has registered about 18,000 Model Ys in the Chinese market.
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.
Onvo’s chief Fei Shen said last month that, as “the six-seat SUV market is getting very lively in the second half of the year,” with “more and more pure electric six-seaters” being announced, “everyone’s competing on user value and experience.”
