Tesla suspends taking new orders for Model S and Model X on Chinese website


FILE PHOTO: A Tesla Model S electric car is displayed on media day at the 2024 Paris Auto Show in Paris, France, October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

BEIJING (Reuters) - Tesla has suspended taking new orders for Model S and Model X vehicles on its Chinese website, according to checks made by Reuters on Friday.

New orders for the two imported models are also no longer available on the U.S. automaker's WeChat mini programme account.

Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

(Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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