The 3rd quarter of 2023 was one of those rare quarters where Tesla had fewer sales (deliveries) than the quarter before. The reason for that seems to simply be that the company had to retool at its Shanghai factory for the release of its refreshed Tesla Model 3 (aka Model 3 Highland). That caused a pause in production that led to fewer deliveries. Whether that was just a blip on Tesla’s long rise up the sales ladder is what many people are still wondering and debating, especially in light of recent Tesla price cuts that seem to imply weakening consumer demand.
Whatever is going on over at Tesla and with its trajectory (or not) toward the 20 million cars the company aims to sell annually by 2030, let’s have a look back at the wild and crazy ride Tesla has been on quarter after quarter…
Read the full article originally published at cleantechnica.com.