Tesla sold only 211 cars in China in October, which is 70 percent fewer from the same month last year, according to China Passenger Car Association. It writes Reuters.
The weak development of the company can be seen in the light of the ongoing trade war between the US and China. In July, Beijing chose to return to US tariffs by raising its own by 40 percent for car imports.
These duties have seriously damaged Tesla because the company is currently importing all cars from the United States. However, Tesla has announced plans at its own plant outside of Shanghai.
In October, Tesla chose to lower the prices of Model X and Model S to make them more affordable for Chinese, according to CEO Elon Musk.
The Chinese car market is also weak this year and is likely to show the first decline in almost three decades.