The Model Y is Tesla's best-selling model, which also became the world's best-selling passenger car last year. However, this star model has caused considerable inconvenience to car owners due to some design issues.
Recently, a Tesla owner wrote a roast on social media that the slide rail under the seat of the newly purchased Tesla Model Y tore his pants. According to past records of interface news retrieval, the seat slide issue of Model Y has existed for a long time, with multiple consumers having their pants and even leg skin scratched.
It is understood that the seat rails of the Tesla Model 3 are located on the interior platform, while the Model Y seats have been raised compared to the Model 3, so the height of the seat rails has also been raised. Due to the lack of a protective cover at the front end, the metal slide rail is covered with a layer of hard plastic. When adjusting the front seat position to the rear, it is easy for legs or feet to kick against the edge of the slide rail when getting off the car.
The usage issues brought about by this design have also been seized by automotive parts merchants. Interface News searched for the words "Tesla Seat Slide" on third-party shopping platforms and found that there are various types of slide protection accessories available for sale, all of which are designed to prevent direct contact between the legs and the slide.
Tesla did not provide an explanation for this "unreasonable" design. Some consumers have expressed that the hard plastic outside the metal slide rail is prone to cracking and falling off after being kicked. They can schedule a Tesla repair service to replace it, but accessory fees will be charged based on the specific situation.
In fact, some interior materials made of hard plastic are prone to damage after being subjected to external forces, and the key issue may still be that the product design did not fully consider user usage scenarios.
Some consumers believe that Tesla is a foreign designed product and its usage habits differ from those of domestic users. However, based on Tesla's large-scale sales in the Chinese market, its product design needs to fully consider the consumer needs of the local Chinese market.
The Tesla Model Y surpassed gasoline powered cars such as the Toyota Corolla last year and became the world's best-selling model for the first time. In the Chinese market, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the Model Y has delivered a total of 646000 vehicles throughout the year, becoming the champion of annual passenger car sales in China.
Currently, Tesla is experiencing a fierce attack from Chinese new energy brands, with sales growth slowing down. According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, Tesla's wholesale sales in the Chinese market in February decreased by nearly 16% month on month to 60300 units, a 19% decrease compared to the same period last year, due to the impact of the Spring Festival holiday and intensified price wars in the electric vehicle market.