East meets West, Tesla has a Gigafactory in Shanghai, Chinese sales account for approx 35% of all Tesla sales, these cars are heavily subsidies from the local government, also dealers offer very generous discounts and most of the vehicle's are built within the country, Tesla’s major competitor is China’s BYD the second largest EV company in the world which is backed by Warren Buffet. BYD is rapidly expanding its production facilities outside of China. Tesla’s base model 3 starts at $26,000 AUS, model X starts from $52,000 ranging up to $153,000 AUS for the top of the range.
