Tesla Model Y Six-Seat China Launch
- On Monday, Tesla posted a video of the upcoming Model Y L to its account on Weibo, a Chinese social media platform.
- Hours after the video was posted, Tesla announced on Weibo that the Model Y L would be priced from 339,000 yuan ($47,200).
- The video shows three rows of seats, the back two of which fold forward.
A new Tesla variant has arrived — just not in the US.
On Monday, Tesla posted a video of the upcoming Model Y L to its account on Weibo, a Chinese social media platform. Translated from Chinese, the post said that the vehicle was “coming soon.”
Hours after the video was posted, Tesla announced on Weibo that the Model Y L would be priced from 339,000 yuan ($47,200). The company is now taking orders for the extended SUV on its Chinese website, with deliveries estimated for September.
The video shows three rows of seats, the back two of which fold forward.
A screenshot from Tesla’s “Model Y L” teaser video posted to Weibo. Weibo/Tesla
The middle row of the vehicle features two stand-alone “captain chairs,” which also appear to have new powered armrests that rise up. While the captain chairs in the Model X only tilt forwardthese chairs appear to fold all the way down for more storage space.
The video also shows a black headliner, the material on the vehicle’s ceiling, and a new logo stamped on the back, with two small accents added to the traditional Model Y badge.
Tesla’s Model Y L has a new logo with two small accents. Tesla
News of Tesla’s plans for a six-seat rendition of its Model Y first broke in 2024, when sources told Reuters that the vehicle would launch the following year in China. In July, Tesla registered plans for the Model Y L with a wheelbase of 3,040 mm, according to a filing viewed by the news outlet. The filing also indicated that the Model Y L would be almost 200 mm longer than the Model Y.
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The Model Y is the most popular SUV in China. China is Tesla’s second-largest market, though the company’s sales have been sagging in the region amid fierce competition from BYD, Xiaomi, and Xpeng. Tesla sold 129,000 vehicles in China in the second quarter of 2025, down nearly 12% year-over-year.
The Model Y L’s captain chairs appear to have powered armrests. Tesla
BYD sold 1.76 million battery electric cars in 2024. Tesla sold 1.79 million cars that same yearedging out its Chinese competitor.
The Chinese smartphone and electric vehicle company Xiaomi recently launched its own SUVunderpricing Tesla. Chinese EV startup Xpeng also released a Model Y competitor below the Model Y sticker price.
It is not yet clear whether Tesla plans to launch the Model Y L in the United States.