Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory reports strong exports in April

SHANGHAI -- Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory exported nearly 30,000 vehicles in April, marking its highest monthly export volume in the past 12 months, the company said on Wednesday.

This achievement comes as the China-made Model Y gains strong popularity in overseas markets. The New Model Y, which made its global debut in China in January this year, is now being exported to Australia and multiple Asian markets including the Republic of Korea, according to Tesla.

The US electric auto giant's first-quarter earnings report revealed that the New Model Y helped the company achieve a record-high single-day order volume in the Asia-Pacific market following its launch.

In the ROK alone, the New Model Y sparked a buying frenzy on the very first day orders opened. Tesla's official website briefly crashed due to overwhelming traffic, while Korean consumers lined up outside showrooms in large numbers.

Since the made-in-China Tesla vehicles first went on sale in the ROK in late 2023, the company has seen a dramatic surge in local market sales, with total Tesla vehicle registrations in the country jumping 80 percent year-on-year in 2024.

In the first quarter of 2025, sales of Tesla vehicles in the Chinese mainland totaled 137,200 units, surpassing the figure of 132,800 units in the same period of 2024, according to Tesla China.

Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory delivered over 172,000 Model 3 and upgraded Model Y vehicles in Q1 of 2025. Data also shows that in March 2025, the Shanghai Gigafactory's deliveries exceeded 78,800 vehicles, 156 percent up from 30,688 vehicles in February.