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According to the latest Hong Kong car registration data for August, Tesla is the best-selling car brand and Model 3 is the best-selling passenger car. Model 3's sales surpassed all private sales of gasoline and electric vehicles during this period.
Tesla China shared this information via Twitter:
According to the latest vehicle registration data, Tesla becomes the top-selling car brand in Hong Kong with Model 3 as the best-selling passenger car🏆, exceeding all private gasoline and electric vehicles in August. 👍 pic.twitter.com/pVWYNAqijX
— Tesla China (@teslacn) September 17, 2020
The latest vehicle registration data released by the Hong Kong Transportation Department shows that Tesla registered 912 vehicles in August 2020, making it the most popular car brand in Hong Kong. At the same time, the Model 3 also became the best-selling passenger car in the region, surpassing both gasoline and electric cars from all other manufacturers—a supreme achievement.
August was strong for Tesla in China. The popularity of the company's cars continues to grow along with the expansion of production facilities. Sales of passenger cars in China increased by 8.8% y-o-y in August; wholesale sales of new-energy vehicles exceeded 100,000 units, up 43.7% on a yearly basis, per data from the China Passenger Car Association.
In August, Giga Shanghai was able to produce 12,714 Model 3, according to EVProbe. During the same period, the company was able to sell 11,811 units, according to the CPCA.
Source: Tesla China
Tesla is well aware that China is a critical market for its global outlook, and sales of its electric vehicles there have a huge impact on overall performance. It makes sense, then, that the company intends to double the production of cars at Giga Shanghai. This increase in production capacity is possible due to the fact that Phase 2 is almost complete, and the production of Model Y is expected to soon begin.
China is the world's largest automotive market as well as the largest electric vehicle market, far ahead of the US and some European countries. And while local players are strong competitors, Tesla has a huge and well-deserved cult following in the country that continues to boost its sales.
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Eva Fox
Eva Fox joined Tesmanian in 2019 to cover breaking news as an automotive journalist. The main topics that she covers are clean energy and electric vehicles. As a journalist, Eva is specialized in Tesla and topics related to the work and development of the company.
