Tesla announced that it had delivered a total of 310,048 electric cars in the first quarter of 2022, compared to 184,800 units in the same period of 2021. Also disclosed the production numbers, equal to 305,407 units, compared to 180,338 cars produced in the first quarter of last year.
Model 3 and Model Y vehicles accounted for 95% of total deliveries in the first quarter of 2022, for a total quantity of 295,324 units.
The giant managed and founded by Elon Musk produced 4,641 fewer cars than those delivered due, explained the company itself, “to the continuing difficulties in the supply chain and plant closures”.
Analysts had expected deliveries of 317,000 cars on average in the first quarter of the year, according to data reported by FactSet on March 31.