It is reported that Tesla announces that it will stop manufacturing right-hand drive cars and presents magic hands to purchasers who switched to left-hand drive



Automaker Tesla has

announced that it will stop manufacturing Model S and Model X in right-hand drive configurations in May 2023. In the UK, right-hand drive cars are common as in Japan, but it is reported that Tesla gives a gift called ' reacher ' to users who purchased left-hand drive cars in the UK.

Tesla gives new owners in the UK a grabbing stick after forcing them to get left-hand-drive | Electrek
https://electrek.co/2023/06/30/tesla-gives-new-owners-uk-grabbing-stick-after-forcing-left-hand-drive/



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Tesla announced in May 2023 that it would no longer produce right-hand drive Model S and Model X vehicles, and in some markets such as the United Kingdom and Japan, customers who have purchased a vehicle and are awaiting delivery will be I suggested 'cancelling the order' or 'switching to the same vehicle with left-hand drive configuration'.

At that time, Tesla said, ``Due to vehicle program changes, right-hand drive Model S and Model X are no longer available. We apologize for the inconvenience.'

Still, for British users who purchased by switching from right-hand drive to left-hand drive, Tesla gave a surprise gift called 'The Reacher' at the time of delivery.




The 'Reacher' presented by Tesla is a so-called 'magic hand' product, and according to designer Andrew Goodrad, drive-throughs, parking lots, toll booths, etc. in the UK are basically for right-hand drive vehicles. By extending the reacher to the window on the passenger side that cannot be reached from the left-hand drive driver's seat, it will be possible to receive parking tickets and items purchased at the drive-thru.




Tony Woods, who purchased the left-hand drive Model X, said, ``Tesla did not force me to buy a reacher,'' emphasizing that it was a gift from Tesla. In addition, it shows how the reacher is extended from the window on the passenger side and the ticket is received.




Tesla, which has stopped manufacturing right-hand drive configurations, is manufacturing and selling cars under the goal of manufacturing 2 million vehicles within 2023, and the number of vehicles manufactured in the second quarter of 2023 will be 479,700. 466,140 units have been delivered. In addition, 920,508 electric vehicles were built in the first half of 2023 alone.

About 4% of the vehicles manufactured were flagship cars like Model S and Model X, while Model 3 and Model Y accounted for about 96%.

Shipments in the second quarter of 2023 increased by 10% from the first quarter to about 466,000 units. Furthermore, it is reported that it increased by about 83% from the same period last year.



According to a graph released by YouTuber

James Stevenson , Tesla's sales volume has continued to grow rapidly since 2018, and the sales growth rate in the second quarter from 2020 to 2023 is about 420%. is recording.

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