Tesla Sold 32,165 China-made Vehicles In May – CPCA

Tesla Sold 32,165 China-made Vehicles In May - CPCA

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla sold 32,165 China-made vehicles in May, including 22,340 for export, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said on Thursday.

Tesla’s Shanghai factory produced 33,544 vehicles in May, up 212% from April, the association added.

CPCA also passenger car sales in May in China totalled 1.37 million, down 17.3% from a year earlier.

(Reporting by Zhang Yan and Brenda Goh; Editing by Edmund Blair)