A few days ago, Hexun Automobile learned from multiple channels that a number of Tesla owners reported that many sections of Guangzhou on the 23rd have banned Tesla models from driving on the road.
Judging from the scene, a number of Tesla models were stopped at the entrance of the highway or expressway, and the owner was told by the traffic police or road management personnel that they could not continue to pass forward, but did not tell the specific reason.
Judging from the chat history feedback of Tesla owners, many sections of the road, including Guangzhou Tianhe Bus Station and Huangpu Bridge, have been banned.
From another video, it can be seen that the traffic police at some intersections in Guangzhou are already giving detour guidance to Tesla models. At the Guangzhou-Shantou toll booth, a number of Tesla models were stopped at the entrance, including almost all models such as Model X, Model 3 and Model S.
There are also car owners on Weibo said that as early as the 23rd at a school intersection was stopped by traffic police, and was asked to turn around and take a detour, while other brand models can pass normally.
Some media contacted the Guangzhou Traffic Police Force, in response to the situation that "some sections of Tesla's Guangzhou road section are prohibited from being on the road", the Guangzhou traffic police responded that no relevant regulations have been formulated, but temporary traffic control is carried out in some periods, and will not target specific brands.
Hexun Automobile learned from Tesla's official website in the United States that from now on (April 23), the price of some Tesla Model 3 models will be raised, which is the third price increase of Model 3 models in the United States in one month.
On April 23, Tesla's official website in the United States showed that the starting price of Tesla Model 3 standard endurance upgrade and long-endurance version was raised by $500, and the current starting price was $38,990 and $47,990, respectively. The model 3 high performance version and the model Y series of prices have not been adjusted.
It is worth mentioning that this is the third time in the United States that Tesla has raised the price of the Model 3 model in a month after March 25 (Beijing time) and April 9 (Beijing time), of which the starting price of the standard endurance upgrade version and the long-endurance version has increased by $2,000 compared with a month ago, and the overall increase has exceeded 5% of the price.
According to the exchange rate on April 23, the starting price of model 3 in the United States after the price increase is about 253,100 yuan, higher than the price of 249,900 yuan after the subsidy in China, and has changed from "the same price in China and the United States" to "the price in China is lower than the price in the country of origin", which is relatively rare in models of more than 200,000 yuan.
According to Tesla's pricing logic, the increase in selling prices means that the production costs have increased during this stage. Hexun Automobile speculated that the increase in the price of the US region is likely to be due to the shortage of raw materials such as chips or the increase in prices.
Because the supply and supplier of raw materials are different from those in the United States, the Chinese side may not be affected, coupled with the recent frequent negative problems of Tesla in China, sales are bound to be affected, and it may be the best practice not to increase prices at this stage.
Since the beginning of this year, only the domestic Tesla model Model Y has raised 8,000 yuan on march 24, and the price of the domestic Model 3 has not changed.