[Global Network Comprehensive Report] The Japanese Economic News reported on February 20 that Tesla's sense of presence in the world high-end car market is increasing. In the 2018 global sales ranking of 12 major high-end car brands, including German Mercedes Benz, Tesla ranked ninth over British Jaguar. German enterprises such as Mercedes and Audi, whose headquarters are threatened, have launched pure electric vehicles (EV) to fight against them.
The Japanese Economic News counted the global sales of 12 brands, including Mercedes, BMW, Toyota "Lexus" and General Motors "Cadillac". The global sales of 12 brands increased by 2% to 9.48 million, a record high. However, the growth rate slowed down from 5% in 2017. In 2018, the sales volume of 8 brands other than Audi and British Land Rover exceeded that of 2017.
Tesla has the highest growth rate, with sales reaching 245200 vehicles in 2018, 2.4 times that in 2017. Of the 220000 added by all 12 brands, 140000 are from Tesla. Nissan's "Infiniti" and Honda's "Acura" have also increased, narrowing the gap with German Porsche to more than 10000 vehicles.
As of June 2018, the mass production of Tesla's new car "Model 3" has been on track, officially launching the delivery to more than 400000 customers with reservations.
According to the statistics of MarkLines, a Japanese research company, Tesla sold 61000 Model 3 cars in the United States from October to December 2018, becoming the best-selling high-end car in the United States.
Tesla will launch the delivery of Model 3 in China and Europe from February 2019. By the end of 2019, a cheap version with a price of 35000 dollars will be added. In January 2019, the inauguration ceremony of a new factory for one-stop production of vehicles and batteries was held in Shanghai, with an annual capacity of 500000 vehicles.
At the same time, the leading camp will also make a comeback. Audi, which ranks the third in the world, will launch the SUV pure electric vehicle "e-tron" before March, which will start mass production in its factory in Brussels, Belgium. German Daimler, which is affiliated to Mercedes, the world's first manufacturer, will also mass produce the SUV pure electric vehicle "EQC" in Bremen factory in Germany in the near future, and begin to deliver the vehicle. In 2019, Porsche will also launch the pure electric sports car "Taycan".
