Tesla Finally Produced 5,000 Model 3s in a Week
Tesla has announced it produced 5,031 Model 3 sedans in the final week of June.
The American electric automaker has been fighting an uphill battle while getting through what CEO Elon Musk calls “production hell” for the Model 3. After numerous delays however, the company can finally say 5,000 Model 3s managed to roll off the assembly line in a week, along with 1,913 Model S and Model X vehicles.
For the second calendar quarter Tesla produced a total of 53,339 units, with Model 3 production at 28,578, exceeding Model S and Model X production (24,761 units) for the first time.
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The new GA4 assembly line, which is essentially a tent, was responsible for roughly 20-percent of production last week, “with quality from that line being as good as our regular GA3 line,” the company said in a press release. It now expects to increase production to 6,000 Model 3 units per week by late August.
Total deliveries for the second quarter stood at 40,740 vehicles with 18,440 Model 3s, 10,930 Model S sedans, and 11,370 Model X SUVs. Tesla added that 11,166 Model 3 vehicles and 3,892 Model X and Model X vehicles were in transit to customers at the end of the second quarter and will be delivered in early third quarter.
Still, it has a lot of work to do considering Model 3 reservations at the end of the second quarter still stood at roughly 420,000. In total, Tesla has delivered 28,386 Model 3 vehicles to date.
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Jason Siu began his career in automotive journalism in 2003 with Modified Magazine, a property previously held by VerticalScope. As the West Coast Editor, he played a pivotal role while also extending his expertise to Modified Luxury & Exotics and Modified Mustangs. Beyond his editorial work, Jason authored two notable Cartech books. His tenure at AutoGuide.com saw him immersed in the daily news cycle, yet his passion for hands-on evaluation led him to focus on testing and product reviews, offering well-rounded recommendations to AutoGuide readers. Currently, as the Content Director for VerticalScope, Jason spearheads the content strategy for an array of online publications, a role that has him at the helm of ensuring quality and consistency across the board.
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