Editor’s Note: Welcome to AspenCore’s Special Project on Tesla, looking at the company’s manufacturing and supply chain woes and the long road to a Tesla Model 3.
Production of the Model 3 has been slower than electric vehicle startup Tesla anticipated, but for the first time, Model 3 production (28,578 vehicles) exceeded the combined production (24,761) of the Model S and Model X vehicles in the second quarter (Q2) of 2018. Tesla also reported that the Model 3 weekly production rate more than doubled during the quarter. The company expects to increase production of Model 3s to 6,000 vehicles per week by late August.
Deliveries totaled 18,440 for Model 3 in Q2, with 11,166 Model 3 vehicles in transit to customers at the end of Q2, which will be delivered in early Q3. “The high number of customer vehicles in transit for Model 3 was primarily due to a significant increase in production toward the end of the quarter,” stated Tesla early in July.
The remaining Model 3 reservations at the end of Q2 is about 420,000. As of July 2, Tesla reported that it had delivered 28,386 Model 3 vehicles. For an interesting perspective on one man’s quest for a Tesla and insight into the company’s manufacturing and supply chain strategies, take a look at the Tesla Special Project articles below:
One Man’s Quest for a Tesla — Another’s struggle to deliver it.
Long, Winding Road to a Tesla Model 3 — We followed a new Tesla owner on the last mile of the journey to get his Tesla Model 3. Here’s how it played out.
Tesla: Electronics Supply Chain Novice or Savior? — EV startup Tesla has disrupted the electronics supply chain — but not in the way that the industry expected.
Other related links:
Tesla Model 3 owners can now unlock their cars using Siri voice commands
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