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Tesla record despite the chip crisis: 201 thousand deliveries in the second quarter

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The record served. Tesla says it delivered 201,250 electric vehicles in the second quarter, also beating the global chip shortage that all automakers are battling. According to FactSet, the sales figures were slightly below Wall Street’s estimates of 207,000 vehicles. Refinitiv had instead foreseen 200,258 deliveries. However, first quarter sales of 185,000 were exceeded. The Californian brand could now take off compared to deliveries in 2020 and stand between 900 thousand and one million. The market did not heat up excessively and the stock remained on par.

Sales from April to June more than doubled from a year ago, when the onset of the coronavirus pandemic forced Tesla and other automakers to close their factories for much of the quarter. Total production in the second quarter increased approximately 14% to 206,421 vehicles compared to the first quarter. “Congratulations to the Tesla team for the over 200,000 cars built and delivered in the second quarter, despite the many challenges!”

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The best-selling models are the Model 3 and the Model Y crossover (199,360 against the consensus of 194,770), the two least expensive variants ($ 55,000 for the former, $ 61,000 for the latter), and offset a drop in deliveries of high-end models , the Model S and X (1,890 versus a 5,550 wait). In recent months Tesla has raised prices, like other houses, for, Musk explained, “a strong pressure on the prices of the supply chain”, particularly of raw materials.

Tesla sold 21,936 cars to Chinese customers in May, recovering from a slump in sales in April (11,671 Model 3 and Model Y according to the China Passenger Car Association), but still well below March numbers (35,000).

Overall shipments of the more expensive Model S and X models dropped to 1,890 in the April-June period, from a meager 2,020 in the previous quarter, Tesla said. The company launched the Model S Plaid in June, a high-performance version of the Model S, which starts at $ 129,990. An S Plaid allegedly caught fire on Tuesday while the owner was driving, just three days after the car was delivered. Tesla did not make immediate comments when contacted by Reuters.

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