Tesla Cybertruck was U.S. best-selling vehicle over $100k in June

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The Tesla Cybertruck was the United States’ best-selling vehicle priced at over $100,000 in the month of June, new data from Kelley Blue Book found.

New vehicle prices remained steady and mostly unchanged from both May 2024 and June 2023. Meanwhile, the new average transaction price for electric vehicles was up 0.9 percent compared to May, but down 2.5 percent compared to June.

For Tesla, its transaction prices for June, when compared to May 2024 and June 2023, both increased. KBB says this is due to the Cybertruck being such a good seller in the United States, as it bumped the company’s average transaction price upward.

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It sold more than 3,200 units in June, according to the report for June.

The firm commented on the Cybertruck’s influence on Tesla’s ATP moving up:

“While prices for the popular Model Y and Model 3 held relatively steady month over month in June – although both have increased significantly since January – the new Cybertruck is likely one reason Tesla ATPs have increased. In June, the Cybertruck was the best-selling vehicle priced over $100,000 – average transaction price: $112,696 – with more than 3,200 units sold.”

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Tesla has kept exact Cybertruck sales figures pretty hush-hush, but many were under the impression that, due to an NHTSA recall of the all-electric pickup last month, the automaker had sold roughly 11,688 units through June.

The new figures that show the Cybertruck is so popular, even though it is over $100,000, are a big feather in the cap for Tesla. Although the vehicle was labeled as polarizing, and many believed it was not going to sell well due to its unorthodox design, sales figures seem to show that this is not the case.

According to sales figures from Ford, only the F-150 Lightning is outpacing the Cybetruck in terms of electric pickup sales.

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Elon Musk teases Optimus 2.0

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Elon Musk teased the next iteration of Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus 2.0 on X recently. 

“The new Optimus design, which will be complete later this year, is something special,” Musk replied to an X post. 

In June, Tesla shared a few updates about Optimus and the milestones the humanoid robot has reached over the past year. According to Tesla, Optimus has already undergone three major design revisions. The humanoid robot’s hand were revised four times in the last two years. 

The new design Musk recently teased will likely be closer to Optimus’ final appearance, but there is still some work to be done. However, it might not be too long before we see Optimus in action, as Tesla stated that the humanoid robot navigates autonomously daily in offices and labs. At least two Optimus bots were already deployed at one of Tesla’s factories, performing tasks autonomously. 

During the first quarter TSLA earnings call, Elon Musk estimated that Tesla could start selling Optimus externally by the end of 2025.

“We are able to do simple factory tasks or at least, I should say, factory tasks in the lab. We do think we will have Optimus in limited production in the natural factory itself, doing useful tasks before the end of this year. And then I think we may be able to sell it externally by the end of next year. These are just guesses,” said Musk in Q1.

At the end of the second quarter, Musk shared that Tesla plans to rent out Optimus robot ahead of sales. Eventually, Tesla’s Optimus robots will be available to rent or purchase.

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Tesla Model Y dominates first-half EV sales statistics in China

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The Tesla Model Y’s reign as the best-selling electric vehicle in the world does not seem to be ending anytime soon, especially based on its recently revealed performance in China.

New data from the China Passenger Car Association showed that the Model Y dominated electric vehicle sales statistics during the first half of the year.

The Model Y outpaced the vehicles of BYD and Nissan, which rounded out the top 3. The BYD Seagull and Nissan Sylphy were still significantly behind Tesla, according to sales figures, which showed that the Model Y had 207,817 units sold in the first six months of the year. The Seagull and Sylphy had 167,861 and 161,379 units sold, respectively:

Tesla ended the first half on an extremely strong note, as it sold 71,007 vehicles wholesale in June. These figures are also sourced from CPCA, and 59,261 cars were sold domestically in China.

As a whole, Tesla sold 426,623 cars in China through the first half of the year, and the Model Y seems to be the vehicle that has truly set itself apart from the rest of the competition in the market.

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Tesla did not have another vehicle in the top 10.

The Model Y has been a true contributor to Tesla’s success, not only in the. Chinese market, but on a global scale. Last year, it was the best-selling vehicle globally, and it continues to be a force in the transition to electric vehicles.

However, there was a Tesla Model Y spotted this past weekend with front and rear bumper covers, giving the impression that there could be a new version of the vehicle on the way.

However, CEO Elon Musk has been adamant that the refresh is not coming this year and hopes to end rumors of it in an attempt to stop cannibalizing sales of the current version

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