Sales of Tesla's (TSLA) China-made electric vehicle rose 91% year-over-year in February due largely to a ? low comparison base.
However, it was the fourth consecutive monthly increase for Tesla’s electric vehicles that are made at the company’s manufacturing plant in Shanghai, China.
Sales of Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles ?made in ?Shanghai, including exports to markets such as Europe, totalled ?58,600 units in February, up 91% from a year earlier.
On a month-over-month basis, Tesla’s China EV sales were down 15.2% from January of this year.
Analysts said that the dramatic year-over-year rise in February was largely due to low comparables from the same month in 2025.
Tesla’s China-made electric vehicle deliveries in February 2025 were negatively impacted by a partial ?assembly line shutdown for its refreshed Model Y over the Lunar New Year.
At the same time, Tesla last year was dealing with a global consumer backlash prompted by the U.S. political involvement of company CEO Elon Musk, which led to a sharp sales decline.
The latest sales figures do not include Tesla’s vehicles made outside of China at plants in the U.S., Germany, and elsewhere.
TSLA stock has declined 9% so far this year to trade at $399.24 U.S. per share.
