For thefull-year 2023, Tesla delivered1,808,581vehicles. To mark agrowth over last year,the company has to deliver at least514,926vehicles in Q4. This figure seemsimpossible to reach.
Tesla is now offeringdiscounts of up to USD4000on select inventory Model Y and Model 3 vehicles in the U.S. as it looks to avert recording itsfirst-ever decline in annual deliveries.
Discountsmay meanmargins are going to suffer.
An inventory 2024 Model Y Long Range rear-wheel drive is now priced at USD41,390 on Tesla's website, down from its original starting price of USD44,990.
The starting price on a Model 3 Long Range rear-wheel drive variant, meanwhile, is USD40,010,down from its original priceof USD43,490.
Tesla delivered462,890 vehicles in the third quarter,up 6.4% from a year earlier, but still short of estimates.
The company is currentlyat risk of reporting its first-ever decline in annual deliveries,particularly after deliveries fell 8.5% year-on-year in the first quarter and 4.8% in the second quarter.