Tesla to liquidate Model S and Model X stocks by end of month as refresh approaches

Tesla has advised employees to liquidate the Model S and X inventory by the end of the month, as a significant refresh now looks likely.

Inventory of S and X models

Electrek has learned from sources familiar with the matter that Tesla has instructed employees to sell all Model S and Model X inventory in stores in all markets.

Tesla aims to have absolutely no Model S or Model X in inventory by the end of the month.

This should be achievable since Tesla hasn’t produced any new Model S and Model X vehicles for nearly a month due to the shutdown of production of its electric sedan and flagship SUV lines.

The move is unusual at the start of a new quarter, and it intensifies rumors of a design refresh.

Tesla Model S / X design update

Over the past few months, we’ve been reporting widely on rumors that a possible Model S and Model X design refresh has been on the rise lately – especially since Tesla announced the Model S Plaid will require several significant changes.

In December, we also reported that Tesla significantly increased the delivery time and price of Model S and Model X to Europe in March.

Additionally, we learned that Tesla has extended the Model S / X’s production vacation shutdown until early January, leading some to believe that the automaker is updating the production line to produce a new version of the electric sedan.

As we previously reported, Tesla has a “ secret Palladium project, ” which included work on new production lines for the S and X models last year.

In 2018, we reported that Tesla was working on a major interior design update for the S and X Models, which was at the time slated for summer 2019.

This update has been delayed because Tesla has focused all of its resources on ramping up Model 3 production, but now many believe that may be the time when Tesla is finally updating the Model’s design. S, and possibly Model X at the same time.

At the time, the planned update included a new horizontal center display, a smaller instrument cluster, and a focus on premium materials inside vehicles.

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