Tesla has sold 241,300 cars during the third quarter of its 2021 financial year, while other car manufacturers made lower sales. This is despite its global chip storage that has affected other car manufacturers sales figures.
The global pandemic and the ongoing chip storage has led car production companies to temporarily or permanently close down their factories. Tesla’s latest report released on October 2 2021, shows that it produced approximately 238,000 vehicles and delivered over 240,000 vehicles. The numbers show that its newer model 3 and Y sold more than its Model S and Y cars.
That means it sold more than 102,000 in the same quarter for 2020, the electric car company sold 367,500 in the third quarter of 2020. Further reports show that General Motors, the biggest Car manufacturer in the US posted a 33% year on year decline in third-quarter sales.
GM sold just 446,997 vehicles from this year third quarter in comparison with 665,192 it sold same time last year. The decline is due to low inventory as a result of the global chip storage. Even Honda Motor Co had an 11% sales decline while maintaining a healthy inventory.
Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk believes the Roadster would ship in 2023, but that is “assuming it’s not mega drama” he said. The billionaire made the announcement via a tweet on Wednesday. Known for his regular social media presence, Musk announces most of his company news via Twitter.
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He believes if the ongoing supply chain storages disappear, the roadster production should happen next year. Also, there’s the possibility of a continued global chip shortage, which might affect the speedy car production.
“2021 has been the year of super crazy supply chain shortages, so it wouldn’t matter if we had 17 new products, as none would ship,” Musk said.
The Tesla Roadster is the company’s most premium electric car offering. Enthusiasts at its announcement made $50,000 and $250,000 deposits for the base and Founders edition. This is as far back as November 2017, when the Supercar was announced.
Tesla has been able to mitigate the current global chip storage by; rewriting its car software and sourcing its chips differently. While other car manufacturers are shutting down their factories, it has been building new factories in Berlin, Austin and China.
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