The Australian division of Tesla says that the most important focus is at the moment to get people behind the wheel of his cars, including the faceled Tesla model Y, amidst stubborn American reports on the controversial CEO Musk of the Electric Vehicle (EV), Elon Musk and his involvement in the part of the Education.
Although it is impossible to draw direct correlations between Mr. Musk’s political efforts and the sales performance of the car manufacturer, the local sale of Tesla has undoubtedly had a considerable downward spiral in the last 12 months.
In April 2025, Tesla managed only 500 deliveries for the entire month, almost 76 percent fewer EVs than sold it in the same month last year, and placed the 23rd on the sales graph just before Porsche, but behind other luxury brands such as Land Rover and Audi.
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In the meantime, important rival BYD sold more than six times the number of vehicles last month (3207), more than 127 percent higher on April 2024 and placed the 10th general for the month.
Years to date, the Australian Tesla sales are now almost 62 percent lower.
Asked about the potential impact of Mr. Musk’s controversial activities in the US on the local sale and perceptions of his company, Tesla Australia Country Director Thom Drew said he preferred to concentrate on Tesla’s vehicles rather than on the politicians of the CEO.
“Externally, looking at one of these political factors, will have some kind of influence, depending on what people see in the media, so that would probably have an impact on people who are working with us,” he said Carexper At the Australian launch of this week of the facelifted 2025 Tesla model Y.
“We try to consider this an opportunity to remind the Australian audience of our products and how great they are.”
The Midlife ‘Juniper’ Facelift of the model Y brings a series of updates, including revised suspension, adapted interior equipment, an increased range and styling inspired by cyber truck.
The model Y was not available for several months in the run -up to the first deliveries of the facelifted medium -sized electric SUV, which heavily influenced the local sale of the American brand, given the status of the model as the best -selling vehicle and the favorite EV of Australia in 2024.
“Evidently [with] A new model Y is coming, we concentrate on it, and then also on our local enterprise, “said Mr Drew.
“Until now the answer was great. We have just started with peey ripens of [the Model Y] In the past few weeks in Australia we have had record test -drive numbers than we have had in the country in our entire time.
‘[That’s] Partly why we tried to ensure that people in Tesla can watch Australia, and who we are like an established brand here, [to] Help to solidify why we still remain the number one EV brand in the country. “
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