<div id="readability-page-1"><blockquote><ul><li>For the Model 3, two of its four variants have a delivery wait date of February 2026, while the other two have a wait time of 4-6 weeks.</li><li>Delivery wait times for the Model Y are January or February 2026.</li></ul></blockquote><figure id="attachment_133450"><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025121505143997.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="1600" height="900" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025121505143997.jpg"/><figcaption id="caption-attachment-133450">(File photo shows a Tesla Model 3. Image credit: CnEVPost)</figcaption></figure><p>Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model 3 electric sedan long-range rear-wheel-drive variant now faces extended wait times in China until next year, following a similar change last week for the model's highest-performance and most expensive variant.</p><p>Chinese customers ordering a customized Model 3 long-range rear-wheel-drive variant now expect delivery in February 2026, according to Tesla China's website.</p><p>Priced starting at RMB 259,500 ($36,810) in China, this variant is the second-lowest priced among the Model 3's four trims.</p>    <div>        <p><span>Join us on </span>            Telegram            <span> or </span>            Google News        </p>    </div><p>Delivery wait times for the Model 3's other three variants -- priced starting at RMB 235,500, RMB 285,500, and RMB 339,500 -- remain unchanged as of today.</p><p>The delivery wait for the highest-priced performance variant remains at February 2026. The other two variants -- the entry-level base model and the long-range all-wheel-drive version --still show a 4-6 week wait.</p><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025121505143275.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="1600" height="1010" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025121505143275.jpg"/></p><p>Notably, the entire lineup of the electric sedan still has in-stock vehicles available. Tesla China's website continues to remind consumers that choosing an in-stock vehicle ensures delivery before year-end.</p><p>China's current new energy vehicle (NEV) purchase tax exemption policy will be scaled back next year, meaning buyers receiving deliveries then will face higher tax costs.</p><p>Tesla began encouraging Chinese customers on November 20 to purchase brand-new inventory vehicles already produced to maximize year-end deliveries.</p><p>Delivery wait times for all Model Y custom configurations are February 2026, except for the entry-level version which is January 2026, according to Tesla China's website.</p><p>Tesla's November retail sales in China came in at 73,145 units, marking a 0.47 percent year-on-year decline and the fifth consecutive month of contraction, per data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).</p><p>From January to November, Tesla's retail sales in China totaled 531,855 units, down 7.37 percent year-on-year.</p>    <div>        <div>            <p><img width="768" height="432" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025121009064910-768x432.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025121009064910-768x432.jpg"/>                            </p>        </div>        <div>            <p>Tesla Model Y, Geely Xingyuan, and Model 3 top global EV sales in Q3</p>            <p>BYD maintained its dominant lead in the global BEV market in the third quarter, followed by Tesla and Geely.</p>                    </div>    </div>    <p>($1 = RMB 7.0505)</p>                                                                                </div>

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<p>Tesla's Model 3 in China faces extended delivery wait times for two of its four variants, now set for February 2026. The long-range rear-wheel-drive variant, priced at RMB 259,500, is among those affected. Meanwhile, the other two variants maintain a 4-6 week wait. Tesla's November retail sales in China saw a slight decline, with a 0.47% year-on-year drop, marking the fifth consecutive month of contraction.</p>

- Tesla's Model 3 electric sedan in China now has extended delivery wait times for two variants until February 2026, while the other two variants have a wait time of 4-6 weeks.  
- The Model Y also shows delivery wait times of January or February 2026, with Tesla encouraging customers to purchase in-stock vehicles to ensure year-end delivery before tax exemptions are reduced next year.  
- Tesla's retail sales in China declined by 0.47 percent year-on-year in November, totaling 531,855 units from January to November, reflecting a 7.37 percent decrease compared to the previous year.  

Another Tesla Model 3 variant in China sees wait time extended to Feb 2026