According to recent reports from new Zealand's Port of Auckland, hundreds of Tesla cars are waiting for delivery at its Auckland port, which also makes a good start for Tesla's development in New Zealand in 2022.
According to people familiar with the matter, the vehicles at the port arrived separately by two cargo ships, which arrived at the port on Sunday, January 2, 2022 and Wednesday, November 24, 2021, according to the ship's records.
(Source: New Zealand Department of Transport)
According to the New Zealand Department of Transport, more than 3,200 new Tesla vehicles were registered in 2021, a significant increase from the estimated 519 Tesla vehicles registered in 2020, and 800 Tesla vehicles were registered in New Zealand in 2019 before the epidemic.
The surge in Tesla vehicle registrations in the third quarter of 2021 is due to the fact that while the New Zealand government is announcing new energy vehicle discounts, drivers who purchase electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles can also receive up to A$8,625 ($39,400) in new car rebates and up to $3,450 (about 15,760 yuan) rebates on used cars from July 1, 2021. And the Shanghai plant also appears to have contributed significantly to the growth in Tesla vehicle sales in New Zealand, with the Model 3 accounting for more than half of the 3,200 Tesla deliveries reported in 2021, while most of the Model 3 delivered in New Zealand last year was shipped from China.