Tesla posted another big drop in quarterly deliveries on Wednesday as demand falters due to backlash over Musk's political stance and an aging vehicle lineup.
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Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) reported a 14% year-over-year decline in vehicle deliveries for the second quarter, hit by rising competition and boycotts due to CEO Elon Musk's involvement with the Trump administration. The company delivered approximately 384,000 units in Q2, slightly below the Wall Street consensus of 385,000 vehicles.
Tesla delivered 384,122 vehicles in the second quarter of this year, wrapping up another weak quarter for the company as it struggles to bring the pace of sales back up to the level it was at in 2023.
Tesla released its second-quarter vehicle delivery numbers on Wednesday. The company delivered 384,000 EVs, just below analysts' estimates.
Tesla reported a sharper-than-expected fall in second-quarter deliveries on Wednesday, as intense competition and backlash against CEO Elon Musk's political stance hit global demand for its aging electric-vehicle lineup.
Tesla reported a second straight year-over-year decline in vehicle deliveries for the second quarter. Tesla shares are down 26% so far this year as of Tuesday's close, the worst performance among tech's megacaps.
The quarterly vehicle delivery numbers, one of the key barometers of the company's success, come the same week as Musk's staredown intensified with Trump, a one-time close ally. Musk, who spent more than $200 million last year to help elect Trump, loudly disagreed with Trump's spending bill which passed the Senate on Tuesday.
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Tesla shares dropped 7% from Friday's closing price of $323.63 to the $300.71 close on Tuesday ahead of the company's second-quarter deliveries report. Wall Street analysts are expecting Tesla to report deliveries of around 387,000 — a 13% decline compared to deliveries of nearly 444,000 a year ago, according to a consensus compiled by FactSet.
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