Final month, Tesla bought over 3,500 of its just lately refreshed Mannequin 3 sedan, making it the best-selling passenger automotive in Australia. On the again of those elevated ranges of recent Tesla deliveries, used Tesla Mannequin 3 inventory can also be now almost at an all-time excessive.
New knowledge from carloop reveals an 18% rise in used Tesla Mannequin 3 stock throughout the nation, resulting in 603 used listings.
It’s the second time the overall used Tesla Mannequin 3 listings has surpassed the 600 mark. The primary time was again in January 2023.
A part of the current surge has been on the again of leases on early Mannequin 3s coming to an finish, with homeowners upgrading to the newly refreshed 2024 Tesla Mannequin 3.
With an increase in listings, the costs of used Mannequin 3 have additionally been progressively declining, making EV possession accessible for extra drivers.
Tesla has bought 4,316 of its electrical sedan in 2024 after having a slower begin to its deliveries in January.
This slowdown was because of deliveries being stopped as the corporate labored on making certain that the kid restraint anchor level was compliant with Australian Design Guidelines (ADR).
For the reason that deliveries had been re-commenced, Tesla has delivered 1000’s extra automobiles to clients throughout Australia and this pattern will proceed.
To this point in Australia, Tesla has solely bought the brand new Tesla Mannequin 3 below both a single-motor RWD or the dual-motor Lengthy Vary configuration.
The only-motor variant is the preferred mannequin which begins at $61,900 earlier than on-road prices. In the meantime, the dual-motor Lengthy Vary variant begins at $71,900 earlier than on-roads.
The second hand market is providing some Mannequin 3 EVs at lower than $40,000, with one on provide in Queensland at round $35,000.
Tesla is at present not promoting the Efficiency variant in Australia or some other market because it’s more likely to make some substantial upgrades during the last era mannequin.
This might result in current homeowners of the Efficiency variant promoting their vehicles on the used EV market within the coming months. It could additional add to the provision of used Mannequin 3s available on the market.
With the provision of recent EVs persevering with to rise, used EV inventory is anticipated to stay excessive. This can hold costs decrease than that they had been in 2023, making it a super time to for a lot of drivers to contemplate a top quality used electrical automotive.
Riz is the founding father of carloop primarily based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV knowledge, perception experiences and tendencies. He’s a mechanical engineer who spent the primary 7 years of his profession constructing transport infrastructure earlier than beginning carloop. He has a ardour for vehicles, notably EVs and needs to assist scale back transport emissions in Australia. He at present drives a purple Tesla Mannequin 3.
