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Blog Tesla Delivered 55,840 Model 3 Sedans in Q3

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Tesla delivered 83,500 vehicle in the third quarter, including 55,840 Model 3 sedans.

“With production stabilized, delivery and outbound vehicle logistics were our main challenges” during the third quarter, the company said in a statement. “We made many improvements to these processes throughout the quarter, and plan to make further improvements in [the fourth quarter] so that we can scale successfully.”

Production output was 50% more than the company’s prior all-time high.

The company said 8,048 Model 3 vehicles and 3,776 Model S and X vehicles were in transit to customers at the end of Q3, and will be delivered in early Q4. The overall target of 100,000 Model S and X deliveries in 2018 remains unchanged.

Tesla produced 80,142 total vehicles, including 26,903 Model S and X vehicles combined, and 53,239 Model 3 sedans. Tesla previously set a goal of producing between 50,000 and 55,000 Model 3 sedans during the quarter.

During Q3, Tesla transitioned Model 3 production from entirely rear wheel drive at the beginning of the quarter to almost entirely dual motor during the last few weeks of the quarter. “This added significant complexity, but we successfully executed this transition and ultimately produced more dual motor than rear wheel drive cars in Q3,” Tesla said in a release.

In the last week of the quarter, Tesla produced more than 5,300 Model 3 vehicles, almost all of which were dual motor, meaning that they achieved a production rate of more than 10,000 drive units per week.

“We want to thank the entire Tesla team for executing so well during this challenging ramp up in deliveries,” the company said in a statement. “We also want to thank all of our customers who volunteered to help us with deliveries, and our new customers who are showing their faith in Tesla by purchasing our products in such large numbers. It was beyond inspiring to see the contributions made by the whole Tesla community.”

 
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Wait! What? You mean that Elon's prediction that Model 3 production would at an exponential rate turned out to be true? How could that be? /s

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I'm trying to find the article from the "analyst" last year who said Tesla wasn't going to make any Model 3's in 2018.
 
The big thing they need to work on is TESLA service centers, specific with delivery. They delivery teams are way understaffed in many locations. Based on lots of reports. Delivery of 200 cars a day at a single location is amazing, and just way to much to expect. will this continue, for how long? Expect when the SR is released to maybe expect a increase.
 
The big thing they need to work on is TESLA service centers, specific with delivery. They delivery teams are way understaffed in many locations. Based on lots of reports. Delivery of 200 cars a day at a single location is amazing, and just way to much to expect. will this continue, for how long? Expect when the SR is released to maybe expect a increase.
What they need is help in dealing with this. I had this idea about outsourcing people who can deliver and sell cars. Those entrepreneurs can foot the bill for salaries, rent, etc. That person will charge a percent on every sale delivery, but then they will also make their money on service and selling used trade-in cars. They could also keep a stock of parts and inventory cars. Tesla could stop pulling out their hair, while customers will have faster service closer to their homes. We could call these entities dealerships for lack of a better term. anyway, just a thought
 
What they need is help in dealing with this. I had this idea about outsourcing people who can deliver and sell cars. Those entrepreneurs can foot the bill for salaries, rent, etc. That person will charge a percent on every sale delivery, but then they will also make their money on service and selling used trade-in cars. They could also keep a stock of parts and inventory cars. Tesla could stop pulling out their hair, while customers will have faster service closer to their homes. We could call these entities dealerships for lack of a better term. anyway, just a thought
THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY for all the CAR DEALERSHIPS.
But this is a big change in focus (let us see how/if the dealership can/will offer these services):
- providing a valuable service to customers Vs customers as income targets.
BIG RISK for TESLA would be depending on stealerships to suddenly put customers first. These dealerships have EARNED their reputation and no doubt one of the reasons for leasing - cap dealership rip-off to a known amount. Ownership has become a big liability that many have learned to limit thru leasing.

I think Tesla much better off working thru these problems which are minimal compared to most ANY of the problems they have faced/solved in the last 15 years.