Tesla Model 3 wait times extend to nine months in Australia

Buyers of a new 2022 Tesla Product 3 will will need to wait around even for a longer period for their car, with freshly-positioned orders imposing a wait time of up to 9 months – amongst the longest in the industry.

It usually means some purchasers might be waiting around until finally 2023 for their new Tesla – pending no additional delays which, offered wait occasions amplified by 20 to 30 for each cent in the house of a month, are not unreasonable to count on.

The reasoning at the rear of the most up-to-date delay is unclear, even so in latest months Tesla’s Shanghai factory – exactly where Australian-delivered Model 3s are created – has started to come to feel the consequences of the world semiconductor (computer system chip) shortage, which the electrical vehicle maker has beforehand managed to (largely) shield by itself from.

A report in February claimed Tesla taken off 1 of the two digital manage units (ECUs) in the steering column of the Model 3 sedan and before long-for-Australia Product Y SUV – guaranteeing the corporation could strike its manufacturing targets, at the charge of the ability for much more advanced autonomous driving technologies (prior to a retrofit).

Incorporate that with booming desire for Tesla’s most inexpensive product, with 12,094 examples noted as bought in Australia past yr.

Tesla hold out times have improved significantly in current months, from “one particular to a few weeks” as not long ago as October 2021, to “8 to 12 months” the next thirty day period, and by February 2022, up to “5 to 7 months”.

The most recent raise follows a price rise applied to the entry-stage, rear-wheel-travel Design 3 earlier this thirty day period, from $59,900 to $60,900 ahead of on-highway costs – the model’s initially price tag rise in extra than 18 months. The Long Range AWD ($73,200) and General performance AWD ($86,472, which include Luxury Car or truck Tax) were unchanged.

With the more substantial Design S sedan and Product X SUV however restricted to pre-orders, and no indication of the hotly-expected Model Y mid-measurement SUV, the Product 3 continues to be Tesla’s only car readily available to buy in Australia.