Tesla Model Y owners in Australia are spotted to be selling their cars on a listing. The new data says that one in every 10 cars is up for sale. Surprisingly, they are sold for a higher price.
'Used' Tesla Model Y Cars Available in Listings
When Tesla delivered the said models to Australia back in August, the automaker expected it to boom. Apparently, that's not what happened.
According to a report by Drive, many people are flipping their Tesla Model Y on classifieds. About 10% of the delivered Model Ys are currently on sale in the EV market.
Some "used" models have already been used under 500km. The report also includes that a few cars have traveled up to 2,5000 km.
Speaking of delivering Model Ys to Australia, the company shipped 1,017 models of the car. At the time, it was very popular in the country to the point that it's one of the most sought-after vehicles in the market.
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'Used' Tesla Model Ys Are Expensive
In another story from The Driven, a $75,525 dark silver RWD Model Y now costs $97,400 in the listing. The particular car, which claims to have driven 110 km, has a listing price of $75,888, considered the lowest among all sold "used" Tesla Y cars.
The carmaker will deliver another batch of Tesla cars in the next few months. The number of shipped vehicles is expected to boom as 2023 approaches.
Aside from the Y model, another Tesla car is also sold for 442% of its original price. The Tesla Model 3 was spotted to be available in the used listings in June 2022.
Somehow, this trend is projected to continue. As expected, this would only attract many scalpers to join the big car sale. This instance is not new to Tesla since it is anticipated to take place at any time.
At the start of the pandemic, the demand for electric cars has dramatically risen. Within a few months, customers rushed to car stores to purchase the newest models.
Tesla has not dropped any comment about the reselling of cars. While scalping is a huge issue to tackle, the company is not discouraging the resellers to stop from their activity.
"We've spent decades building trust around our brand and it's quite disturbing to think that we have a few [customers] who are short-cycling our cars to make money," Toyota Australia sales and marketing boss Sean Hanley said.
Hanley continued that they would protect their customers against the abusive scalpers who disrupt the market. He added that every customer has a right to get a Tesla car at a reasonable and fair price.
Back in March, Tech Times reported that second-hand Tesla 3 cars were expensive because of Australia's failure to handle the EV demand.
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Written by Joseph Henry
