Tesla’s very popular Model Y electric SUV – which just fell short of being Australia’s best selling SUV in the month of April – has been sold out for this quarter in Australia, at least in its most popular RWD variant.
The estimated delivery times now extend out into the next quarter starting from 4 weeks all the way up to 20 weeks.
Wait times for other variants like the recently launched Model Y Long Range sits at under 12 weeks.
Meanwhile, the top-of-the-range Performance Model is still available for an estimated delivery date within this quarter.
So far in 2023, Tesla has sold 5,264 Model Y’s have been delivered according to data from FCAI and with the larger months of Tesla deliveries still to come in Q2.
Tesla Model 3 in the meantime can still be ordered and delivered within this quarter. There are also examples of many new Model 3’s still available in inventory for those looking at skipping the queue.
Various Performance Model Y’s can also be found in inventory across Australia but the more budget-friendly models are out of luck at this point in time.
Tesla has also recently increased prices on its range after cutting them aggressively earlier this year. The Model Y after these changes now starts at $69,300 before on-roads. This also makes it ineligible for many state and territory government subsidies.
Having said that, it does qualify for Australian Tax Office’s FBT exemption eligibility criteria which makes it a better offering than equivalent ICE vehicles for many.
Tesla continues to dominate sales across Australia and with the popularity of EVs at an all-time high, it’s unlikely that demand for models like the Model Y is decreasing.
The latest market data shows the opposite effect which is great news for reducing the number of polluting vehicles off our roads.
Riz is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.