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Tesla on Tuesday beat its fourth-quarter delivery forecast, according to its 2023 production and delivery report.
Elon Musk's electric vehicle company delivered a record 484,507 vehicles between October and December, helping it meet its 2023 target, backed by federal tax credits included in the Inflation Control Act (IRA). Achieved 1.8 million units.
Tesla had asked to take delivery of more Model 3 electric vehicles before tax incentives for some models of the compact sedan expire in the new year.
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Analysts surveyed by London Stock Exchange Group had expected the end of the tax break to push sales forward into the fourth quarter, impacting deliveries into 2024. Tesla had expected to deliver 473,253 vehicles by the end of the year, but the company exceeded expectations.
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Visitors look at Tesla's new Model 3 sedan at the China International Services Trade Fair in Beijing on September 2, 2023. (Florence Lo/Reuters Photo)
Tesla's Model 3 compact sedan rear-wheel drive and long-range models are no longer eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit starting this year, due to updated requirements for battery material sourcing under the IRA.
Deliveries in the fourth quarter were up about 11% compared to the third quarter, although some production was hit due to assembly line upgrades for the latest model 3, a mass-market sedan. I did.
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Tesla's Model 3 will be on display ahead of the official opening of the Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility to be held in Germany on September 4, 2023. (Anjelica Warms/Reuters Photo)
Tesla also delivered 461,538 Model 3 and Model Y sport utility vehicles, as well as about 23,000 other models, according to the report.
New and popular cybertruck model Deliveries are expected to be small this year. Tesla said three versions of its electric pickup truck will be sold for $60,990, $79,990 and $99,990, respectively, high prices reflecting short-term production difficulties.
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A staff member looks at Tesla's new Model 3 sedan displayed next to the Model X SUV at the China International Services Trade Fair in Beijing on September 2, 2023. (Florence Lo/Reuters Photo)
Musk said in October that the company aims to produce about 250,000 Cybertrucks in 2025.
He explained, “There will be significant challenges in reaching mass production with Cybertruck and establishing Cybertruck's cash flow position.”
“This is quite normal for products and new vehicle programs with a lot of new technology, but especially for products as different and advanced as the Cybertruck, the number of new You're going to have some problems.'' “You're trying to solve it at scale, so I just want to emphasize that,'' he said. “I think this is potentially our best product ever.”
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Tesla expects to deliver 2.2 million vehicles in 2024, an increase of nearly 22% but slower than the 38% growth seen in 2023, Tesla's report said.
Tesla is scheduled to announce its fourth quarter results on January 24, after the market closes.
Fox Business' Aislinn Murphy and Reuters contributed to this report.
