Tesla Model 3 Sales Booming In China, While Gigafactory 3 Construction Going 24/7

April 2nd, 2019 by Zachary Shahan

It’s a bit harder for us to monitor Tesla activity in China than in the US and Europe. However, a certain Chinese American Tesla enthusiast seems to have a high number of connections there. Our friend Vincent routinely picks up intel on Tesla deliveries, Gigafactory 3 construction in Shanghai, and other matters. Below are some recent updates from Vincent.

First of all, there have been several signs that Tesla has been delivering a huge number of Model 3’s in the country, perhaps even more vehicles in total than in the past 10 months combined.

Above my estimate!! Posted Shenzhen+Guangzhou =250 , just spoke with my source in Shenzhen , did 210+ yesterday. & Guangzhou > Shenzhen Others like Xiamen, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Zhengzhou, Chongqing, Chengdu, Tianjin…are doing massive delivery of Tesla $TSLA #TeslaChina https://t.co/fZJUIE7jhr — Vincent (@vincent13031925) March 30, 2019

March 31st 2019 Last day of the Q1 delivery Still flooded with ppl in Tesla Beijing Delivery Center 🇨🇳. Final push from Tesla China team.

💪💪💪$TSLA #Tesla #China #TeslaChina #特斯拉 #中国 pic.twitter.com/QiWNSC6K6G — Vincent (@vincent13031925) March 31, 2019

Pictures Update Tesla Beijing Delivery Center 🇨🇳. March 31st 2019 Tesla Q1 China Delivery number gonna surprise all of us, no matter you are bulls or bears$TSLA #Tesla #China #TeslaChina #特斯拉 #中国 pic.twitter.com/gdpA6cvMQW — Vincent (@vincent13031925) March 31, 2019

Base on my calculation, Tesla March delivery in China > last 10 months delivery in China. A new record is coming. It’s crazy how people love Tesla in China. — Vincent (@vincent13031925) March 30, 2019

Aside from service center deliveries, many cars are also being delivered to homes. Vincent put together a slideshow.

The home deliveries might be because Tesla ran out of delivery trucks. Apparently, Shanghai ran out of rental delivery trucks.

As one finaly note on the delivery front, Vincent reminded us that on November 15, 2018, Elon Musk tweeted that there would probably be some Tesla deliveries in March, but April was more certain. Clearly, Tesla is delivering Model 3’s in China, so it seems Tesla is ahead of schedule.

And here is the original tweethttps://t.co/EKSfZlb77u — Vincent (@vincent13031925) March 29, 2019

The other big Tesla story in China these days is that the company is constructing its next gigafactory, its second automotive and battery gigafactory in the world. If, despite all of the above, you still thought Tesla might have a consumer demand problem, the next couple of tweets are likely to confuse the hell out of you. The indicate that Tesla is racing to build Gigafactory 3, and construction is even running “24/7.”

But let’s be honest, while that’s all fun to look at, Vincent’s best tweet recently was a retweet if Rob Cartwright in the UK.

Tesla always get the job done. Even with their toy car 🚗 $TSLA #Tesla https://t.co/wHOr8lxF58 — Vincent (@vincent13031925) April 1, 2019

The only thing that beats a Tesla is a mini Tesla, especially when doing something goofy.

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