Tesla adds faux suede dashboard upgrade to Model 3 and Model Y via online store. Previously exclusive to Model Y Launch Series, the trim is now available for all buyers. It costs $250 in US and $345 in Canada with installation included at service centers.

Tesla’s revamped Model Y was meant to reaffirm the company’s dominance in the electric vehicle (EV) space. Instead, it has triggered

Tesla's Model Y struggles with slow sales and rising competition, despite heavy incentives. The launch highlights challenges for the EV giant as rivals surge ahead.

Xiaomi, the Chinese tech giant best known for its smartphones and smart home devices, has officially unveiled its second electric vehicle. The Xiaomi YU7 is a bold new SUV aimed squarely at the Tesla Model Y.

Tesla said on Tuesday that it plans to launch a "pilot" robotaxi service ... "And then if any Tesla — which could be a (model) S, 3, X, or Y that is autonomous — is a robotic taxi or robotaxi.

Here we compare the specs of the new Tesla Model Y (Chinese version) to the newly unveiled Xiaomi YU7, a vehicle dubbed the ‘Tesla killer’.

Xiaomi will start selling its YU7 electric vehicle, in July, founder and CEO Lei Jun said on Thursday, disclosing the launch date of an SUV analysts say will be the strongest rival in China to Tesla's best-selling Model Y.

If the Rivian R2 manages to launch without a hitch, it could be a serious rival to the Tesla Model Y in pricing, standard technology, and performance.

In one sign that Tesla appears to be losing ground to cut-price Chinese brands, sales at China’s SAIC zoomed up 54% in April, according to the ACEA figures. SAIC owns a slew of auto brands including U.K.-based MG, known for its low-cost EV models.

One year after Xiaomi Automobile said it was working on an SUV called the YU7, the company is finally set to launch the new model in China.