After pandemic-related disruptions in Q2, Tesla ramped up its manufacturing capability once more final quarter, main the corporate to make a document variety of deliveries between July 1st and September thirtieth. The firm built 365,923 electric vehicles throughout the interval. That marks a yr over-year manufacturing improve of almost 54 p.c, as Tesla manufactured 237,823 vehicles in Q3 2021. Production was additionally up by 41.5 p.c from Q2 2022, when the automaker constructed 258,580 automobiles.

The firm produced 19,935 Model S and Model X vehicles in Q3 and delivered 18,672. For the Model 3 and Model Y, these figures have been 345,988 and 345,988, respectively. In complete, Tesla says it was capable of ship 343,830 automobiles in Q3, probably the most it has delivered in any quarter up to now. However, that was under expectations, in response to Reuters. On common, analysts anticipated that Tesla would ship 359,162 EVs throughout the quarter.

Tesla constructed round 20,000 extra automobiles that it was capable of ship throughout Q3. “As our production volumes continue to grow, it is becoming increasingly challenging to secure vehicle transportation capacity and at a reasonable cost during these peak logistics weeks,” Tesla mentioned in an announcement.

CEO Elon Musk noted last year that Tesla sees a big improve in deliveries on the finish of each quarter. That’s as a result of the Shanghai Gigafactory, which not too long ago constructed its 1 millionth automobile, manufactures EVs certain for Europe and different nations within the first half of every quarter, “then cars for far away parts of China, then cars for nearby parts of China,” Musk mentioned.

“In Q3, we began transitioning to a more even regional mix of vehicle builds each week, which led to an increase in cars in transit at the end of the quarter,” Tesla mentioned. “These cars have been ordered and will be delivered to customers upon arrival at their destination.”

The variety of vehicles Tesla manufactured and delivered dropped dramatically in Q2 2022. It was compelled to droop work on the Shanghai manufacturing facility in March on account of a COVID-19 outbreak in China. Production on the plant has resumed, whereas not too long ago opened Gigafactories in Berlin and Texas have helped the corporate considerably enhance its manufacturing numbers. We’ll study extra about what the uptick in manufacturing and deliveries means for Tesla’s backside line when the corporate declares its Q3 monetary outcomes on October nineteenth.