Tesla just reported first-quarter vehicle production and delivery numbers for In total, it delivered , vehicles and produced , cars. Analysts were expecting Tesla to deliver around , vehicles during this period, according to estimates compiled by FactSet as of April 1. Estimates ranged from , to , deliveries. The Q1 deliveries beat Tesla's previous record of , deliveries in Q4 In a statement, Tesla wrote that with "new equipment installed and tested in Q1" the company is now "in the early stages of ramping production" for updated versions of the S and X. The Model S plaid is a luxury sedan that the company promises will go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in less than 2 seconds, and that can seat up to seven people with third-row seats.
Tesla hasn't given a reason, but it sure seems like the semiconductor chip shortage has finally hit the automaker. Potential Tesla customers looking to order a new EV met a bummer of a message on both the Model 3 and Model Y 's order pages on Monday. The delivery timelines for the electric cars now extend for months, up from the two-to-five week timelines the site showed previously. Tesla has updated the Model 3 delivery timeframe to now read " weeks. It's not clear why Tesla updated the delivery timeframes.
Tesla delivered , vehicles in the second quarter of , the company reported. The quarter's deliveries fell slightly short of expectations. Analysts were projecting Tesla to deliver around , cars during this period, according to estimates compiled by FactSet-owned StreetAccount as of July 2. Estimates ranged from , to , deliveries. Tesla shares were up about 1.