US electric-car maker¹ Tesla Motors Inc plans to deliver in advance its Model X to Chinese customers at the end of the month, instead of the first quarter of 2017, a senior Tesla official told China Daily on Wednesday.

 

特斯拉汽车公司一位高级官员向《中国日报》透露，特斯拉计划于本月底向中国消费者提前交付Model X车型。
 

 

The official said that the customers of the model will be able to choose its optional accessories from Wednesday.

 

The e-car maker is increasing its production capacity at full stretch. "Stimulated² by the impressive number of orders of Model 3, we are now making a new capacity plan," said Robin³ Ren, vice-president of Tesla and president of its Asia-Pacific region.

 

Orders for Tesla's latest Model 3 reached 374,000 globally by the end of April, and according to Ren, "many of them are from Chinese customers".

 

Ren said Tesla adopts a "global pricing" policy, so it tries to introduce the same retail⁴ price worldwide. But considering tariffs⁵ and the exchange rate, the price of Model 3 in China would be about 400,000 yuan ($60,720), instead of $35,000 in the United States, he said.

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