Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) hit the accelerator just in time. The electric carmaker reported a 7% rise in global vehicle deliveries for the third quarter, releasing the numbers on the same day a key U.S.
In the latest trading session, Tesla (TSLA) closed at $436, marking a -5.11% move from the previous day.
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Tesla's third-quarter electric vehicle sales notched a company record, blowing past analyst expectations, as U.S. buyers rushed to get cars before a federal tax credit expired and CEO Elon Musk, who'd harmed the brand with his DOGE role for the Trump Administration, lowered his government profile. But the spike in deliveries looks like to be short lived, as the company remains on track for another annual decline.
However, analysts are worried over cooling sales in the upcoming quarters due to the withdrawal of the $7,500 federal tax credit.
Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) delivered 497,100 vehicles in the third quarter, up 7% compared to a year ago, and well above the average Wall Street forecast of 447,000. Shares in the electric vehicle maker rose initially on Thursday before falling 1% to $454.19, after hitting an eight-month high the day before.
Tesla reported a surprise increase in sales in the third quarter as the electric car maker likely benefited from a rush by consumers to take advantage of a $7,500 credit before it expired on Sept. 30.
Tesla reported third-quarter deliveries that topped the highest analyst estimate, but the stock pulled back.
An uptick in quarterly vehicle deliveries follows Wednesday's expiration of a $7,500 federal tax credit for Americans purchasing electric vehicles. EV sales have risen in recent years and at a rate faster than gas-powered cars, increasing by 7% to 1.6 million in 2024, well above the 2% rate for non-electric passenger vehicles, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Tesla's sales growth has vanished over the last year-and-a-half, but the company just registered its best quarter of deliveries ever, in large part because buyers rushed to take advantage of the $7,500 federal EV tax credit before it went away.
Tesla posted third-quarter vehicle deliveries and production numbers. Wall Street analysts were expecting the automaker to report around 447,600 deliveries, according to estimates compiled by FactSet.
China's top automaker BYD posted its first sales drop in over 18 months. BYD sold 396,270 cars in September, a 5.5% decline from a year earlier.