The outgoing Model Y was the best-selling new car in China last year, but globally, Tesla barely edged out BYD as the number one EV brand

A new report states that Tesla will pause part of new Model Y production at Gigafactory Shanghai for 3 weeks to upgrade the lines. The shutdown will extend beyond the regular Chinese New Year.

Tesla Inc. plans to suspend part of the lines manufacturing its recently refreshed Model Y sport utility vehicle in Shanghai for around three weeks over Chinese New Year so it can better optimize equipment,

The Juniper facelift for Tesla’s midsize crossover will take some time to appear in all regions, and the US is not at the head of the line.

Deliveries of the new Model Y are expected to start in March in China and other Asia-Pacific markets, according to news reports. Tesla's Australian site indicates that deliveries there will start in May. It's unclear when the EV might come to the US and Europe.

Tesla plans to suspend part of the lines manufacturing its recently refreshed Model Y sport utility vehicles in Shanghai for around three weeks over Chinese New Year, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday,

The outgoing Model Y was the best-selling new car in China last year, but globally, Tesla barely edged out BYD as the number one EV brand

The company's Gigafactory in Brandenburg (near the country's capital in Berlin) started building the facelifted electric crossover today.