People who paid $1,000 to reserve their Tesla Model 3 — including several South Africans — have complained about the near-impossible task of getting a refund after the cars failed to launch in their country.
Electric vehicle giant Tesla once seemed serious about a launch in South Africa. It even took interested buyers’ money for a spot in the line to be among the first owners of the Model 3.
that the first Model 3 deliveries would begin in North America, followed by Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, and then other right-hand drive markets. South Africa was initially supposed to get its first cars sometime in 2018.to a question on Twitter, Musk said that a Tesla store would “probably” open in South Africa at the end of 2019. He did not reveal any details about car launches.
One of these reservation holders was a MyBroadband reader whose experience with driving a Tesla overseas had sold him on the car. However, he got tired of waiting and bought a Volvo EX30 earlier this year. In April 2023, one MyBroadband forum member said a major issue was that the email address originally used for refund requests appeared to no longer be monitored.
Only ICE models imported from Europe have a lower 18% import duty due to a preferential trade agreement between the European Union and South Africa.
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