5 Months Wait for a Tesla Model Y?

It’s the morning surprise on the French Tesla website. Any Model Y Propulsion ordered today will be delivered in May 2025!

Honestly, we cannot tell whether this is a bug on Tesla.fr or the preparation for a highly anticipated arrival. Essentially, a Long Range Propulsion will be delivered to you in January, while the Long Range All-Wheel Drive and Performance All-Wheel Drive are available in December 2024, so immediately, since it will surely have caught your attention that we are switching to 2025 in a few days!

It doesn’t take 5 months to produce a Propulsion, even in a particularly tight cycle. The Long Range Propulsion is the most requested model, and the wait times never exceed 1 month. So, we have a very simple explanation. If you order a Tesla Model Y Propulsion today, you will have a renewed Juniper model in May!

It is now confirmed that the first Juniper Model Y will appear in 2025. Notably, no photos of the final design have leaked, which is a real achievement! Our Chinese colleagues claim that after the manufacturing of the first pre-production units in October 2024, the assembly line of the Shanghai Gigafactory is ready to run at full capacity. In January, the green light will be given, and the first deliveries could occur as early as the first quarter of 2025. First cars delivered in March in China, and in May in Europe — the timeline is consistent. Essentially, this looks like a remake of the Model 3 refresh, first launched in Asia, then in Europe, and finally in the United States. This strategy had triggered very aggressive comments from American customers, annoyed to be behind others despite their brand being American. In Europe, we take what we’re given…

The crucial question remains: the price. If it’s possible to order a Model Y Juniper today at the price of a first-generation Model Y, it would mean that the pricing of the new model is based on the current model’s pricing. Very surprising.

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