Tesla Sold 44,464 Chinese-Made Vehicles in August, Local Shipments up 49.5% from July

Tesla sales in China rose after local sales of Chinese-made vehicles fell 69% in July, compared with 28,138 Tesla vehicles sold to Chinese buyers in June. In August, local sales of cars made in China reached 12,885 vehicles, up 49.5% from the 8621 vehicles Tesla sold in July. Tesla sold 44,264 vehicles made in China in August, but almost 75% of them (31,379 vehicles) were exported to other countries, mainly Europe. This compares to Tesla's June sales in China, which were much better. Sales of Tesla vehicles made in China reached 33,155 vehicles in June. Of this number, 84% (28,138 vehicles) were sold to customers in China.