BEIJING, Dec 11 (Reuters) - U.S. automaker Tesla

sold 21,900 electric vehicles in China in the first

week of December, the highest weekly sales in the fourth quarter

of 2024, according to Tesla China on Wednesday.

The rare weekly sales disclosure came after Tesla logged its

best month in the Chinese market this year with sales exceeding

73,000 in November.

Tesla's Model Y has been the best-selling passenger vehicle

in China over the past year with 556,000 units in sales.

(Reporting by Qiaoyi Li and Brenda Goh; Editing by Muralikumar

Anantharaman)