Electric car maker
Tesla with delivery record in fourth quarter
In the entire year 2021, Tesla delivered a good 936,000 electric cars – an increase of 87 percent compared to the previous year. Photo: Christophe Gateau / dpa
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Electric car manufacturer Tesla clearly exceeded analysts’ expectations in the final quarter of 2021. The increase in deliveries for the year as a whole is also clear.
Tesla set a record for its deliveries in the past quarter. The electric car manufacturer brought 308,600 vehicles to customers in the last three months of the year.
The company, led by US billionaire Elon Musk, significantly exceeded the expectations of the analysts, who had only expected 263,000 cars. In the entire year, Tesla has a good 936,000 deliveries, an increase of 87 percent compared to 2020.
The pioneer in car electrification wants to maintain an annual increase in deliveries of at least 50 percent in the long term. The new factories in Grünheide near Berlin and in Texas should create the necessary capacities for this.
The Model 3 and Model Y compact cars continue to be the foundation of the Tesla business. Of these, almost 297,000 vehicles were delivered in the final quarter and a good 911,000 throughout the year, as Tesla announced on Sunday. The more expensive and larger Model S and Model X cars, which were renewed last year, make up the rest.