The outgoing Model Y was the best-selling new car in China last year, but globally, Tesla barely edged out BYD as the number one EV brand

Tesla plans to suspend part of the lines manufacturing its recently refreshed Model Y sport utility vehicles in Shanghai for around three weeks over Chinese New Year, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday,

Several sources claim that Tesla has already built the first new Model Y at its Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany. According to German media outlet Handelsblatt, the company was scheduled to start producing the new car, also known by its codename "Juniper", on Tuesday.

Deliveries of the new Model Y are expected to start in March in China and other Asia-Pacific markets, according to news reports. Tesla's Australian site indicates that deliveries there will start in May. It's unclear when the EV might come to the US and Europe.

The Juniper facelift for Tesla’s midsize crossover will take some time to appear in all regions, and the US is not at the head of the line.

Tesla's long-awaited "Juniper" refresh of the Model Y has just launched in China.

About a year after releasing the new Model 3 Highland, Tesla follows it up with the Model Y Juniper. About a year after releasing the new Model 3 Highland, Tesla follows it up with the Model Y Juniper.

Tesla Inc. plans to suspend part of the lines manufacturing its recently refreshed Model Y sport utility vehicle in Shanghai for around three weeks over Chinese New Year so it can better optimize equipment,

The outgoing Model Y was the best-selling new car in China last year, but globally, Tesla barely edged out BYD as the number one EV brand