Tesla Model Y facelift scores 70,000 orders in five days

Tesla finally made the facelifted Model Y official earlier this month, starting in China and then in Europe and North America. The new car has been quite a success in China, with 50,000 orders allegedly placed during the first day.

And at the end of the first five days, it scored a total of 70,000 orders, which is more than some EV models get in an entire year.

The new Model Y should help Tesla's sales number in the Chinese market this year, given how popular it already seems to be. The introduction of this model in China first is itself a first for the brand.

It's available in China in two versions, a RWD starting at CNY 263,500 ($36,300) and a long-range AWD starting at CNY 303,500 ($41,900). In other markets only the latter has been launched so far.

The new Model Y features striking design changes on both the front and the rear, with light bars featured prominently. The front seems heavily inspired by the Cybertruck. According to reports from China, the development of the new Model Y was split between Tesla's Chinese team, which took care of improving the exterior and interior, and its US team, focusing more on software.

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