Elon Musk has led Tesla to deliver a record number of vehicles in the third quarter, despite supply chain disruptions costing the global auto industry millions in sales.
Tesla delivered 241,300 vehicles to customers in the three months ending in September, up from 139,593 vehicles during the same period last year.
The surge has helped the electrical-vehicle maker close in on its yearly goal to increase deliveries by more than 50 per cent than the year before.
Pace of auto sales in the US expected to fall in September to an annualised rate of 12.4 million vehicles, the lowest rate since May 2020, according to Wards Intelligence.
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk acknowledged the company’s employees last month, saying they worked around shortages by building cars with missing parts that needed to be added later, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Tesla delivered 232,025 Model 3 sedans and Model Y compact sport-utility vehicles in the third quarter, up from 124,318 a year earlier. It was the first full quarter since Tesla introduced an upgraded version of its Model S luxury sedan, called the Plaid.
The company handed over 9275 of its higher-end models: Model S sedans and Model X sport-utility vehicles. Tesla delivered a total of 15,275 Model S and Model X vehicles during last year’s third quarter.