Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) delivered 83,135 China-made electric vehicles (EVs) in September, breaking its monthly record, according to a report released on Sunday by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), Reuters said.
The newswire said the number marks an 8% increase from August and sets a record for Tesla’s Shanghai factory since production began in December 2019, topping the prior deliveries high of 78,906 in June.
"The record high sales of China-made Tesla cars showed electric vehicles have been leading the mobility trend," Tesla said in a brief statement.
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Globally, Tesla last week said it delivered 343,830 EVs in the third quarter, another record but less than the 359,162 analysts on average had expected, Reuters noted.
Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)reased its China deliveries after suspending most production at the Shanghai plant in July this year for an upgrade, which has brought the factory's weekly output capacity to around 22,000 units compared with levels of around 17,000 in June, Reuters previously reported.
Since the plant opened in its second-largest market in late 2019, Tesla has sought to run the facility in China's commercial hub at full capacity. However, the company plans to hold production at its Shanghai plant at about 93% of capacity through to the end of the year, in a rare move, Reuters reported last month.
The Shanghai plant, which manufactures Tesla Model 3s and Model Ys to both sell in China and export to other markets including Europe and Australia, had reopened on April 19, 2022, after a COVID-19 lockdown, but only resumed full production in mid-June.