Tesla doubled its supply of electric vehicles in a year

In the first quarter of 2021, Tesla produced 180,338 and delivered 184,800 electric vehicles, the company said in a report. The results exceeded analysts' expectations.

For the first quarter of 2020, Tesla produced 102,672 vehicles and delivered 88,400. Thus, production increased by more than two-thirds (76%), and deliveries - by 109%.

Almost all deliveries were made to the Tesla Model 3 sedans and the Tesla Model Y crossover, which the company produced earlier this year. The manufacturer also sold Model S sedans and Model X urban SUVs, according to its published data.

• Analysts on average expected delivery of about 168,000 Tesla vehicles, CNBC notes . Analyst Refinitiv predicted the delivery of 177,822 electric vehicles, writes . Reuters
• Tesla shares rose at the open of trading on April 2, but then fell by almost 1% and by 17.30 Moscow time were trading at 0.5% below the close of the previous session.

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In 2020, Tesla increased its sales of electric vehicles by a third and delivered 499,550 vehicles, nearly hitting its production target of half a million. Even a little more was produced - 509,737 electric vehicles. Last year was the first break-even in the history of the company, but good reporting on its results did not live up to analysts' expectations and did not prevent the company from falling more than 2% on the stock exchange.