Tesla continues to surprise with its sales figures despite reports of delays and other hiccups.
So far this year, Tesla has delivered 25,000 cars, a 69 percent increase from the first quarter last year. reports this is a new quarterly record for the American electric car manufacturer.
Of the cars delivered in the first quarter of the year, Tesla said 13,450 were Model S sedans and 11,550 were the Model X. Tesla says it expected total deliveries to hit 47,000 to 50,000 by the middle of the year.
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Last quarter, Tesla ran into production delays as it implemented new AutoPilot hardware, which resulted in fewer deliveries. The smaller and more affordable Model 3 sedan is expected to arrive later this year, but again, it wouldn’t be surprising if it was also delayed.
[Source: Reuters]
