Overview
- Tesla has launched the Model Y in India as a fully built import, marking the brand’s local debut with deliveries priced under CBU duties.
- India-spec models offer 63kWh and 83kWh batteries with WLTP-claimed ranges of 500km and 622km, both using a single rear motor.
- Ex-showroom prices in India start at Rs 59.89 lakh for RWD and rise to Rs 67.89 lakh for Long Range RWD, with taxes cited as the key driver of the premium.
- In Australia, the updated Model Y Performance is now built in Berlin, listed from $89,400 before on-road costs with Tesla’s site showing delivery estimates between December 2025 and February 2026.
- Drive reports more than half of Australia’s initial Model Y Performance allocation has been reserved within days of orders opening, a figure Tesla has not confirmed.