Tesla applied for a new sales license with China’s Ministry of Information Technology for a longer range Model 3 Plus sedan. Likewise, it applied for a license for the Model YL, a longer version of the electric SUV with three rows of seats. The licenses were first reported in CarNewsChina.

Tesla registered plans for a new six-seater Model Y L in China with a wheelbase of 3,040 mm, according to filing information published on China's industry ministry website on Wednesday.

Tesla is not only losing sales to legacy automakers that have increased their EV offerings, but it faces growing competition from Chinese EV makers. In fact, Tesla is poised to lose its title of the world’s largest EV maker to Chinese automaker BYD, even though BYD is not able to sell in United States.

Tesla Inc.'s top North American sales executive is leaving the Austin-based electric automaker after 15 years. Troy Jones, the company’s vice president of sales, service, and delivery for North America,

Tesla has opened its first showroom in India, marking the electric vehicle maker’s long-anticipated debut in the world’s third-biggest automotive market

In a nation where the average salary is around $4,200 a year, the all-electric carmaker is launching a $70,000 vehicle. The question is why.