Tesla has confirmed in an inside electronic mail to staff that there shall be no Mannequin Y refresh coming in 2024.
Final 12 months a report emerged that Tesla was engaged on a refresh of the Mannequin Y, identified internally as Venture Juniper. In line with unnamed sources that spoke with Reuters, the challenge was on monitor to enter manufacturing in October 2024.
Tesla then launched the upgraded Mannequin 3 in China, and rumours adopted that Giga Shanghai was going to begin manufacturing of the upgraded Mannequin Y in mid-2024.
In current weeks Tesla has been slashing costs on the Mannequin Y in North America, dropping costs in Canada twice by as a lot as $4,300, and simply in the present day by $1,000 within the US. Every time Tesla has dropped costs followers have speculated that it’s as a result of the corporate is making an attempt to clear stock forward of the refresh, on the identical time saying they have been holding off on inserting an order to attend for it.
In an try and clear issues up, Tesla has despatched out an electronic mail to staff that no refresh Mannequin Y shall be launching in North America this 12 months.
In line with the e-mail, a replica of which was obtained by Drive Tesla, the automaker stated “it will be significant we talk transparently that there isn’t any refresh for the Mannequin Y launching this 12 months.”
Tesla ends the e-mail by saying “there isn’t any higher time for purchasers to begin driving the world’s best-selling automobile,” highlighting the incentives accessible for the electrical SUV.
Tesla is right that there has by no means been a greater time to purchase the Mannequin Y, particularly in Canada. Costs have by no means been decrease, and all three variants now qualify for the $5,000 iZEV federal rebate.
Within the US the Mannequin Y additionally qualifies for the $7,500 federal tax credit score, which is now accessible on the level of sale.