Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares revved up 4.5% to $219.53 in early trading after reporting an unexpected increase in deliveries in the second quarter compared to the first. Production of 410,831 vehicles was down 5.2% from the first quarter, but deliveries came in at 443,956, up 14.8% from the first quarter and higher than Wall Street expected.
Tesla sales are down nearly 5% in the second quarter. The performance still isn't as bad as analysts expected.
Tesla just posted its second-quarter vehicle production and deliveries report for 2024. Deliveries are the closest approximation of sales disclosed by the electric vehicle maker.
Tesla's TSLA 6.05%increase; green up pointing triangle vehicle sales slid for a second straight quarter this year, as the world's largest electric-vehicle maker contends with lukewarm demand for its cars and intensifying competition from rivals.
The Tesla chief executive's polarizing statements have alienated some potential customers and may be partly responsible for a recent slump in sales.
Tesla's second-quarter vehicle deliveries beat estimates on Tuesday driven by the electric-vehicle maker's price cuts and incentives that helped stimulate demand.
Shares of Tesla Inc. were headed lower on Tuesday for the first time in over a week, as investors expressed some concern over what the electric-vehicle giant will say about second-quarter deliveries.
Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) saw its market share in China continue to shrink sharply in June, with sales down 24%, while closest electric vehicle rival BYD increased deliveries by more than 35%. Sales of China-made Tesla models numbered 71,007 last month, data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed.
Wall Street is priming for a moderately lower opening on Tuesday after soft data helped the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite close at another record high in the first trading session of the year's second half. The market is currently at the mercy of two catalysts – interest rate and earnings outlook, LPL Chief Investment Officer John Lynch.
Don't be surprised if Tesla's TSLA, +6.05% stock declines over the next two weeks and then rises over the following two weeks. That's because Tesla is slated to report earnings on July 17, and more often than not in recent years, its stock has suffered over the two weeks prior to reporting earnings, and then rallied over the next two weeks.
A second-quarter deliveries number between 420,000 and 425,000 cars should be good enough to support Tesla stock on Tuesday.
Tesla, Inc. TSLA shares fell in premarket trading on Tuesday ahead of the release of the electric vehicle maker's quarterly deliveries number.