People get a glimpse of the Tesla Cybertruck at a shopping mall in Chongqing on Sunday. Exhibitions in eight cities will run until the end of February. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Crowds of Tesla fans went to shopping malls on Sunday to have a glimpse of its new Cybertruck, as the carmaker exhibited its highly anticipated model for the first time on the Chinese mainland.

The exhibition — in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Chengdu, Nanjing, Hangzhou and Xi'an —will run until the end of February this year.

The Tesla Cybertruck is an electric full-size pickup truck featuring a triangular body design with flat sheet metal panels made of stainless steel.

Tesla delivered the long-awaited model to the first group of customers in North America in late November. It is not currently available in China.