Tesla has revealed a new-look Model Y meant for the Chinese and other Asian-Pacific markets, marking the first major update to the SUV since its launch in 2020. The redesign comes as Tesla finished 2024 having delivered fewer vehicles than it did in 2023. It was the first year-over-year drop since the company started selling mass market cars in 2012. The new Model Y is slated to start deliveries as early as March in China and some surrounding countries. Its not yet clear when Tesla will bring this version to Europe and the U.S., though it took around four months for that to happen with the updated Model 3 last year.The changes to the new Model Y which was internally codenamed Juniper track pretty closely to the ones Tesla made to its Model 3 sedan in 2023, while also borrowing some design elements from the companys other projects. The front end is less bubbly and has a sharper edge to it, like the new Model 3. But the new Model Y also eschews the bug-eye headlights for a continuous light bar running across the front a design seen on the Cybertruck and the prototype of the Cybercab. Tesla also ditched the traditional tail lights in favor of a singular light that stretches across the rear of the car under a small protrusion in the hatch. Tesla claims this cross-car lamp is the first indirect reflective body panel taillight of its kind.Inside, the Model Y refresh has the same ambient light bar found in the new Model 3, which wraps around most of the cabin and can be changed to different colors. There are powered rear seats and a new touchscreen display for rear passengers, and Tesla says the suspension has been improved and that road noise has been reduced. The SUV is a few pounds lighter than its predecessor and can therefore eke out a bit more range, but it seems there is otherwise no radical change on that side of things.This story is developing