Tesla missed market estimates for third-quarter deliveries on Monday as planned upgrades at its factories forced production halts, sending its shares down 2.4% in early trading.

Tesla missed market estimates for third-quarter deliveries on Monday as planned upgrades at its factories forced production halts, sending its shares down 2.4% in early trading.

The electric-vehicle maker handed over 435,059 vehicles in the three months to Sept. 30, down nearly 7% from the preceding quarter, but said its target to deliver 1.8 million vehicles this year remained unchanged.

An LSEG poll of eight analysts estimated deliveries of 459,949 vehicles, with the lowest at 442,000 and the highest at 511,405.

The electric vehicle market has seen a slowdown in the United States, although there are signs of growth, Canalys Research said in its report.

“While Tesla remains a dominant force in the US EV market for 2023, there is an increasing demand for a wider range of EV options to satisfy the growing consumer interest in electric vehicles,” said Ashwin Amberkar, analyst at the market research firm.

The world’s most valuable automaker produced 430,488 vehicles in the third quarter, compared with 479,700 in the second quarter and 365,923 a year earlier.

  • fosforus@sopuli.xyz
    723·
    9 months ago

    Perhaps I’m lucky. The Y I have is great. Are you all just on an anti-Musk rampage and not really interested in the truth here at all?

    • GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.worldEnglish
      19·
      9 months ago

      Every Tesla I’ve had the ‘pleasure’ of either driving or being a passenger in had massive panel gaps and issues with the interior. Not to mention the last Model S I drove broke down after going through a canyon. I don’t dislike Tesla because of Musk, I dislike them because they have very poor QA for their price.

    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      9 months ago

      When did you buy your model Y? Near it’s release, or relatively recently?

      My two of my co workers had some early model 3s and they were awful fit and finish, not to mention the general “cheap car with leather” feel. Modern ones (a friend has one) should be fine, but it shouldn’t take 5 years for QC issues to get under control. Hopefully the new 3 is like the new S and isn’t a nightmare on launch.

    • Lightor@lemmy.world
      1·
      9 months ago

      You’re justifying your stance based on your sole experience? Are you interested in the truth? Have you looked at all the issues Tesla has had?