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Well, these are not exactly big sellers in China — or anywhere — but nonetheless it’s notable that Tesla has just removed the “Order” button for the Model S and Model X in China because this is almost certainly due to Donald Trump’s tariff policies — and things could get more interesting in that regard.
In response to fresh tariffs from Donald Trump and the United States that China considers silly, the country jacked up its own tariffs on US imports — from 84% (an already ridiculously high tariff) to 125%.
With that increase in cost, Tesla has apparently decided that it doesn’t make sense to sell new Model S or Model X units in China at the moment. Whether it will change course on that at some point, we don’t know. However, Model S and Model X sales are such a small portion of Tesla’s sales that one has to wonder if there’s any real plan at all for the Model S and Model X. (Note that every single Model X SUV or Model S sedan is produced in the US.)
“Chinese customers can still purchase the vehicles from existing inventory in the country. Though Tesla only sold around 2,000 Model S and Model X EVs in China, the move highlights the precarious situation Tesla and other automakers find themselves in amid a trade war world,” Yahoo Finance writes.
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