Tesla Halts Sale of Right-Hand-Drive X and S Models

pharkurnell on 16/05/2023 - 10:10
Last edited 16/05/2023 - 10:38 by 1 other user

Tesla halts sale of right-hand-drive X and S models in UK with immediate effect

Wonder how long till it affects AU

Tesla has stopped selling right-hand-drive Model X and S with immediate effect – offering anyone who has ordered one in the UK a left-hand-drive car instead.

In an email to customers today, the American electric car manufacturer told customers that they could either take delivery of a left-hand-drive model or ‘just cancel’ their order.

If customers do convert their reservation for a Model X to a Model 3 or Y, Tesla is offering them £2,000 as a credit to ‘thank them for their support’.

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  • Hybroid on 16/05/2023 - 10:13
    +1

    Copy of e-mail to save you a few clicks: https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/255280/103688/fv6ohvrx…

    No mention of any reason yet.

    • GordonD on 16/05/2023 - 10:49
      +4

      No mention of any reason yet.

      The trade publications say production rationalisation/simplification. I believe all their production facilities are in LHD countries, and they've built RHDs in batches. Stop the line, switch everything that needs to be over, and build RHDs. Then stop it again and switch back. Why bother for the lower volume models that they just aren't selling enough RHDs for it to be worth the trouble.

    • jv on 16/05/2023 - 12:38
      +1

      No mention of any reason yet.

      I believe it has to do with the polarity of their batteries.

  • pegaxs on 16/05/2023 - 10:19
    +8

    How long till it takes affect? They have already removed the S and X from the AU Tesla website, sooooo, I would say "immediately"

    From Drive

    The announcement comes after pre-orders were paused in Australia in April 2023

    Buyers who ordered a vehicle are being offered $3000 towards a new Model 3 or Model Y – but it will only be valid for orders placed before 31 October 2023.

  • Brian McGee on 16/05/2023 - 10:23

    Tesla Halts Production of Right-Hand-Drive X and S Models

    Fixed your headline

    • JimmyF on 16/05/2023 - 11:04
      +4

      Hard to halt something they never started.

      • Brian McGee on 16/05/2023 - 11:18

        Well, it could be said they had plans to produce RHD versions, so is a plan a means of production? Did they have some tooling made for firewall/brake/steering/lighting systems? But I am of the opinion it never got past the budgeting stage and they just used the millions of $'s and £'s as interest free development loans, just like the cyber(sham)truck.

        • JimmyF on 16/05/2023 - 11:32
          +1

          Well, it could be said they had plans to produce RHD versions, so is a plan a means of production?

          I'm guessing the demand wasn't there for them, it also appears something is happening in Fremont factory, the only place that makes the S/X in the world, they have applied to pull down a heap of stuff and make some big changes. Guessing no room for the RHD line now or not worth the outlay.

          and they just used the millions of $'s and £'s as interest free development loans, just like the cyber(sham)truck.

          LOL Tesla has been cash positive for years, they didn't need the $400 deposits for development loans as claimed and if they did, why turn around and give $3k AUD back as a discount?

          • jv on 16/05/2023 - 12:40
            -1

            @JimmyF:

            they have applied to pull down a heap of stuff and make some big changes.

            Elon Musk is building his new mansion there

            • MITM on 16/05/2023 - 15:39

              @jv: He sleeps on the office floor - no need for a mansion.

        • jv on 16/05/2023 - 12:40

          so is a plan a means of production?

          no, preparing for production is not the same as production.

  • Muzeeb on 16/05/2023 - 10:34
    +2

    Wonder how long till it affects AU

    Old news

  • WreckTangle on 16/05/2023 - 10:53

    Whats different about Model 3 & Y that they aren't affected?

    • Muzeeb on 16/05/2023 - 11:01
      +2

      Way way cheaper, sell like hotcakes and Australian stock is made in China.

    • hmac on 16/05/2023 - 11:33
      +2

      The structural body of the car. The 3 and Y body can be used interchangeably, hence resulting in lower cost due to the streamline nature of production.

      S and X do not follow this suit and have a mirrored structural body based on the market which results in higher cost

  • netjock on 16/05/2023 - 11:01

    @JimmyF will tell you that you guys can't afford it buy a model 3 instead because Elon is god.

    • JimmyF on 16/05/2023 - 11:03
      +3

      grow up

  • JimmyF on 16/05/2023 - 11:02
    +1

    Wonder how long till it affects AU

    Already happened, those who had them on order in Australia, received the 'email'.

  • Nugs on 16/05/2023 - 11:11
    +4

    damn, was about to order 3,000 of them
    .

    • bdl on 16/05/2023 - 11:41
      +2

      No Yield Investment

  • lostgoat on 16/05/2023 - 11:34

    Can they ship em to OZ and do a 70% off deal ?

  • Bid Sniper on 16/05/2023 - 11:50

    See hardly any of them, see heaps of Model3 though

    • Muzeeb on 16/05/2023 - 12:52

      Well the model X is butt ugly and the S is so bloody expensive. So many better EVs in that price bracket now.

      The model 3 is booming with the FOMO, Look at me on Instagram, beating the Jones' movement.

      • pegaxs on 16/05/2023 - 16:27
        -1

        Nah, Model 3 is dying in the arse, it's all about the Model Y now. 6 months ago, Model 3 used were $70k+, now, you can pick up a used 2020 Model 3 with 30,000km on it for under $50k. By the end of the year, I am 100% sure you will be able to pick up a lightly used, 2019~2020, low km Tesla Model 3 for around $40K to $45k.

        All the Tesla fanbois trying to sell their cars into a saturated market when all the other Tesla fanbois are also trying to sell theirs because they also bought a new Model Y. So much for all their "YoU NeVer LoSe MoNeY oN BuYiNg a TeSLa…" bullshit they carry on with… (Cant find the link to it, but there was a guy on here who claimed he was flipping Model S/X's for profit…)

  • MITM on 16/05/2023 - 15:42

    $3k from Elon and $6k from Albanese and don't forget Ozbargain referral link https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/758988

  • cocomelon on 16/05/2023 - 15:45

    i wonder how it will affect the 2nd hand car on X and S

  • CuteWittleCorgi on 16/05/2023 - 21:55
    +2

    Remember when the Model Y was released in Australia? No? Well it hasn’t even been one year yet and look how many there are on the roads already.
    Things change in the blink of an eye with Tesla.
    They could bring the RHD X and S tomorrow for all we know.

  • 2esc on 17/05/2023 - 08:25

    Plenty of other car companies offering electric right hand drive cars.

    • skillet on 17/05/2023 - 12:29
      -1

      Plenty of other car companies offering better electric right hand drive cars.

  • mitchalbrown on 17/05/2023 - 11:45

    Also says "Specs displayed are US values. US model shown. Model S is not currently available to order in Australia." on the feature page for each of these models.

  • xylarr on 19/05/2023 - 18:16

    Probably because they couldn't move the indicator stalk
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/775040

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