Tesla cuts prices in China, Germany and around globe after US cuts
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[April 22, 2024] By
Hyunjoo Jin, Ethan Wang and Christoph Steitz
BEIJING/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Tesla has cut prices in a number of its
major markets, including China and Germany, following price cuts in the
United States, as it grapples with falling sales and an intensifying
price war for electric vehicles (EVs), especially against Chinese EVs.
The price cuts come after Tesla, led by its billionaire CEO Elon Musk,
reported this month that its global vehicle deliveries in the first
quarter fell for the first time in nearly four years.
"Tesla prices must change frequently in order to match production with
demand," Musk posted on X on Sunday.
Tesla, the EV market leader, ignited an EV price war over a year ago by
aggressively cutting prices at the expense of profit margins.
Tesla cut the starting price of the revamped Model 3 in China by 14,000
yuan ($1,930) to 231,900 yuan ($32,000), its official website showed on
Sunday.
In Germany, the price of the Model 3 rear-wheel-drive was trimmed to
40,990 euros ($43,670.75) from 42,990 euros, where the price had been
since February.
There were also price cuts in many other countries in Europe, the Middle
East and Africa, a Tesla spokesperson said.
U.S. prices of the Model Y, Model X and Model S vehicles were cut by
$2,000 on Friday. On Saturday Tesla slashed the price of its Full
Self-Driving driver assistant software to $8,000 from $12,000 in the
United States.
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Tesla has been slow to refresh its ageing models as high interest
rates have sapped consumer appetite for big-ticket items, while
rivals in China, the world's largest auto market, are rolling out
cheaper models.
This weekend, Musk postponed a planned trip to India, where he was
to have met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, citing obligations at
Tesla. The trip was to have included the announcement of plans for
Tesla to enter the South Asian market, Reuters reported on Saturday.
Musk said last Monday that Tesla will lay off more than 10% of its
global workforce as the automaker braces for its first annual drop
in deliveries.
The announcement came after Reuters reported on April 5 that Tesla
had scrapped plan to develop its long-awaited affordable EV in
favour of robotaxis. Musk posted that "Reuters is lying" after the
report, without citing any inaccuracies. He has not spoken further
about the model, leaving investors clamouring for clarity.
Tesla shares have fallen 40.8% so far this year.
($1 = 7.2403 Chinese yuan renminbi)
($1 = 0.9386 euros)
(Reporting by Ethan Wang, Bernard Orr and Hyunjoo JinAdditional
writing by Tom SimsEditing by Michael Perry, William Mallard,
Frances Kerry and Leslie Adler)
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