Tesla's Shanghai factory will begin mass production of the facelifted Model Y next month and is expected to begin deliveries of a six-seat Model Y in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to local media.

Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Shanghai plant will begin mass production of the facelifted Model Y next month, local media outlet LatePost said in a report yesterday.

The electric vehicle (EV) maker's updates to the Model Y will be similar to what it previously did with the updated Model 3, with tweaks to the interior, exterior, battery capacity, motor performance and self-driving package, the report said.

In addition to the updated Model Y, Tesla Giga Shanghai is expected to begin deliveries of a six-seat Model Y in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the report.

The report doesn't mention anything more about the refreshed Model Y, centering on the departure of the head of Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory.

Giga Shanghai is Tesla's largest factory in the world, with an annual capacity of about 1 million vehicles, and produces the Model 3 sedan and Model Y crossover, both five-seat models.

The plant began operations at the end of 2019 and started deliveries of the locally produced Model 3 in January 2020 and the locally produced Model Y in January 2021.

Tesla announced the revamped Model 3, or Model 3 Highland, on September 1, 2023, and began its deliveries in China on October 26 last year.

The updated Model 3 has a sporty look, boasts a longer range of up to 713 kilometers, and gets an upgraded suspension system.

Last October 1, Tesla launched an updated Model Y in China with no significant changes, although new improvements were added including multi-colored ambient lighting, a new dashboard trim, and new 19-inch wheels.

On August 29, LatePost reported that Tesla could begin delivering the updated five-seat Model Y, internally codenamed Juniper, in 2025.

The report at the time also said the company was expected to begin deliveries of a 7-seat Model Y in the fourth quarter of 2025.

On September 3, Reuters reported that Tesla planned to begin production of a six-seat Model Y in China starting in late 2025, having asked suppliers to prepare for double-digit growth in Model Y production at its Shanghai plant.

The Model Y is one of the most popular models in China, with 418,428 units delivered in the country in January-November, up 5.57 percent year-on-year, according to data compiled by CnEVPost.

The crossover contributed 72.87 percent of Tesla's 574,175 deliveries in China in January-November for the same period.

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