Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes that based on the results of the second quarter of 2019, the company can set a record for the production and sales of electric cars. He announced this at a meeting with shareholders, which took place in California.
Mr. Musk said that the company is not experiencing any problems with demand, and the level of sales in the second quarter exceeded the rate of production. In his opinion, Tesla can finish the quarter with record production and sales figures. Even if this doesn't happen, the company will be very close to its best result ever.
The improvement in sales and deliveries could be a major turnaround from last quarter, which saw Tesla lose $702 million. Tesla raised $2,7 billion in May, helping it continue to fund capital expenditures.
Even during the speech of the director of Tesla, it was announced that currently about 90% of orders for the purchase of electric vehicles come from new customers who did not pre-order. Let us remember that after the Model 2016 electric car was introduced in 3 with an announced starting price of $35, Tesla quickly collected over 000 reservations for the purchase of the car. Currently, the cheapest version of Model 400 on the manufacturer's website costs $000.
Plans for future Tesla vehicles, including an electric pickup truck, a Model Y crossover, an updated version of the Roadster sports car, and a Tesla Semi truck, said that their production will be limited by how many batteries the manufacturer can produce and how easily accessible it will be. to the elements necessary for the manufacture of power supplies.
It is worth noting that in 2019, Tesla plans to deliver from 360 to 000 electric cars. Due to a number of problems the company faced at the beginning of the year, only 400 vehicles were produced in the first quarter. Let us remember that not long ago Tesla began accepting pre-orders for the purchase of Model 000 manufactured at a factory in China. The cost of these electric cars is significantly lower than those imported from the USA. Currently, Tesla's Chinese plant is under construction, and the first electric cars should roll off its assembly line early next year.
Source: 3dnews.ru