Tesla will officially enter Turkey as of April 4, 2023. However, while the brand has 4 models in total, it will only sell Model Y in Turkey. So why?
One of the world’s most popular electric car manufacturers Teslahas finally made the move to enter Turkey, which has been on the agenda for years, into reality. The company will officially start its sales in Turkey as of April 4, 2023. While the brand has many models, only Model Y will sell.
So why did Tesla take such a decision? Yes, SUV cars are very popular in Turkey. But especially Tesla Model 3Since it is a stylish sedan, it could be preferred as much as the Model Y in Turkey. However, some ‘special’ circumstances have prevented the Tesla Model 3 from coming to Turkey, at least for now.
The main reason behind Tesla’s decision: Tax!
Tesla is not a brand that produces in Turkey. As such, during the company’s arrival in Turkey what you will encounter had to take into account. As we understand it, Tesla did this too. Because, the arrival of a car from the USA, China or Germany had different conditions for tax laws in Turkey. Tesla had to come up with Model Y, which is the only car in our country that can compete with other vehicles in terms of price. Yes, this is a case for Tesla. difficulty.
From which countries will Tesla’s cars come to Turkey?
- Tesla Model 3: Chinese
- Tesla Model X: USA
- Tesla Model Y: Germany
- Tesla Model S: USA
This situation changes the position of Tesla cars when they come to Turkey. Applied to USA and China additional customs duty The skyrocketing prices have led Tesla to Germany, where there is no additional customs duty. As such, the company brought only Model Y to Turkey. If Tesla Model 3 instead of China if he could come from germanyWe were going to say that the car that will come to Turkey this time is the Tesla Model 3.
What percentage of taxes does Türkiye impose on cars from the USA and China?
- USA: 20% customs duty + 60% additional customs duty
- Chinese: 10% customs duty + 40% additional customs duty
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While tax practices are like this, Tesla’s “cheapest car” Model 3 is even more expensive than Model Y in Turkey!
This is exactly where the taxation strategy brings us: Tesla’s cheapest car is actually the Model 3. until you come to customs… The Model 3, which came to Turkey for approximately 630 thousand TL, has a price tag of over 1.7 million TL as of the moment it enters customs. Tesla Model Y, whose arrival in Turkey is 900 thousand TL, is priced at 1.6 million TL when taxes are added. In this case, it’s hard to understand why Tesla only brought Model Y to Turkey. not hard…
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