The Strategist

Tesla sales in China hit record



12/10/2020 - 04:03



The Chinese have been buying cars for the fifth consecutive month, including a particularly strong increase in demand for electric cars from the American Tesla group owned by Elon Musk, Bloomberg reports.



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Retail sales of passenger cars and SUVs in China increased by 7.8% compared to 2019. In November alone, the country’s residents bought up 2.11 million cars.

Wholesale sales of electric cars doubled to 169,000 units. Tesla - in first place in the segment - has sold 21,604 electric cars. This was a record figure for the brand.

It is noted that the share of Tesla has been steadily increasing in China since the country began selling locally produced sedans about a year ago. However, competition in the premium segment of electric cars in China is only increasing. The main competitors, Nio and Xpeng Inc., are attracting incresingly more car owners.

A survey conducted by the agency shows that more than half of Chinese consumers who want to buy a new car would rather own an electric car. Experts base their forecast on this: this segment of the market will only grow in 2021.

source: bloomberg.com