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When do 2021 model Deliveries start?
- Thread starter Goodtohave
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mcorf
Member
Last year they started building the 2020 model 3’s the end of October. My friend got his in November and it was a 2020.
Tesla makes continuous changes. They do not have model years.
Knightshade
Well-Known Member
They've always been required to designate model years, that's federal law and it's part of the VIN.
What changed last year was prior to late 2019, the model year was 100% based on the date the car was built (unlike traditional car makers).
Car was build Dec 31, 2018? It's a 2018.
Oct 2019 that changed and they began labeling cars built then (and onward) as 2020s.
(some suggested this might be due to delays in getting cars to Europe which rolled out last year and that someone in the EU might be update they were taking delivery of a 2019 when it was already 2020- no idea if that's the real reason though).
It's presumed they'll stick to this going forward and 2021s will be October 2020 and onward production, but I don't know we have anything confirming that until it happens.
What changed last year was prior to late 2019, the model year was 100% based on the date the car was built (unlike traditional car makers).
Car was build Dec 31, 2018? It's a 2018.
Oct 2019 that changed and they began labeling cars built then (and onward) as 2020s.
(some suggested this might be due to delays in getting cars to Europe which rolled out last year and that someone in the EU might be update they were taking delivery of a 2019 when it was already 2020- no idea if that's the real reason though).
It's presumed they'll stick to this going forward and 2021s will be October 2020 and onward production, but I don't know we have anything confirming that until it happens.
RayK
Active Member
To answer your question posed in the thread title: Whenever the factory starts shipping out cars that have an "M" in the 10th position of the VIN.
K = 2019
L = 2020
M = 2021
In the UK yr is based on registration date on licence plate, when you sell a car it is for example R reg or K reg, changes twice a yr I believe so you can impress your neighbours with a new car
in Denmark the plates are all randomized to keep everyone equal
diamond.g
Active Member
The VIN change kind of required it as before hand AWD and Performance both had the same motor code. Not sure if there is a change needed for the 990's in the SR.
XLR82XS
D M C
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Sunshine State
Automotive Enthusiast
It clearly does make a difference. If you trade the car back to Tesla it makes a difference how much they give you, if you sell it outright, if you are a bank financing the car it does too. On a depreciating asset like a car the newer the year the better.
