Tesla’s gross sales success in 2021 continued proper to the very finish of the yr. The firm has revealed that it delivered 936,172 electrical automobiles in 2021, about 308,600 of them within the fourth quarter. While that is not the magic 1 million determine the corporate may need hoped for, it is shut — and practically double the 499,550 Tesla handed to prospects in 2020.

The yr passed by wasn’t stellar for the Model S and Model X. Deliveries of these higher-end autos dropped by greater than half in 2021, from 57,039 automobiles to 24,964. That wasn’t a whole shock, although, as many shoppers wished to (or needed to) look ahead to S and X revamps that weren’t slated to ship till spring, together with the high-performance Plaid variants.

The supply numbers are vital given chip shortages which have plagued the automotive trade and even led Tesla to ship some automobiles with out USB ports. The firm can also be poised to continue to grow between the deliberate Cybertruck launch in 2022 and new factories within the Austin and the Berlin areas.

This trajectory is not assured, nonetheless. Tesla had a combined 2021 that included product delays (together with the Cybertruck and Semi), gradual worth hikes and a string of recollects, together with one in December that focused half 1,000,000 autos with digital camera and trunk flaws. There are considerations Tesla’s rising popularity for construct high quality points may weigh the corporate down. That’s additionally excluding aggressive threats — Tesla should fend off Ford’s F-150 Lightning, the Cadillac Lyriq, the Mercedes EQA and different EVs from big-name rivals. Elon Musk’s outfit is in place given its current efficiency, however the market may change shortly.