One of the world’s most popular electric car manufacturers Teslahas finally made the step towards accession to Turkey, which has been on the agenda for years, a reality. The company will officially start sales in Turkey from April 4, 2023. While the brand only has many models Model Y will sell.

So why did Tesla make such a decision? Yes, SUVs are very popular in Turkey. But mostly Tesla Model 3Being a stylish sedan, it could be just as preferred as the Model Y in Turkey. However, some ‘special’ circumstances have prevented the Tesla Model 3 from coming to Turkey for the time being.

The main reason behind Tesla’s decision: Tax!

Tesla is not a brand that produces in Turkey. Thus during the company’s arrival in Turkey what are you going to encounter had to take into account. As we understand it, Tesla did this too. Because the arrival of a car from the US, China or Germany had different conditions for tax law in Turkey. Tesla had to come up with Model Y, the only car in our country that can compete with other vehicles in terms of price. Yes, this is a case for Tesla. difficulty.

Which countries do Tesla’s cars come to Turkey from?

• 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 duties The sky-high prices have led Tesla to Germany, where no additional import duties are levied. As such, the company only brought Model Y to Turkey. If Tesla Model 3 instead of China if he could come from GermanyWe wanted to say that the car coming to Turkey this time is the Tesla Model 3.

What percentage of tax does Türkiye charge on US and Chinese cars?

• UNITED STATES: 20% customs duties + 60% additional customs duties
• Chinese: 10% customs duties + 40% additional customs duties

While the tax practices are that way, Tesla’s “cheapest car” Model 3 is even more expensive than Model Y in Turkey!

This is exactly where the tax strategy takes us: Tesla’s cheapest car is actually the Model 3. until you get to customs… The Model 3, which came to Turkey for about 630 thousand TL, has a price tag of more than 1.7 million TL from the moment it enters customs. Tesla Model Y, whose arrival in Turkey is 900 thousand TL, will cost 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 difficult…

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