According to Sawyer Merritt, Tesla China's AI-enhanced manufacturing processes enabled the company to achieve its second-best month ever with 97,171 vehicles sold wholesale in December 2025, only trailing the record from November 2022. Despite this strong performance, year-over-year wholesale sales declined by 7%, highlighting increased competition and evolving market dynamics in the Chinese EV sector. The ongoing integration of artificial intelligence in Tesla's Gigafactory Shanghai production lines continues to drive efficiency and scalability, presenting significant opportunities for AI solution providers and manufacturing automation firms targeting the electric vehicle industry. (Source: Sawyer Merritt via Twitter, Teslarati)