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Tesla deliveries fall short; BYDD closes the gap

Tesla deliveries fall short; BYDD closes the gap

Today January 2, Tesla (TSLA) reported a big miss on fourth quarter deliveries. And an overall yearly drop in deliveries. For 2024, Tesla delivered 1.78 million vehicles, missing analyst estimates for 1.8 million, and a total below 2023’s 1.8 million vehicles delivered. It was the first year-over-year drop for Tesla. Shares fell 6.08% in the regular session on January 2. Meanwhile, China’s BYD (BYDDY) reported global deliveries of approximately 4.3 million passenger cars in 2024. Though 2.5 million of those were hybrids, BYD’s pure EV total was around 1.76 million for the year. Certainly within knocking distance of Tesla. The causes?

Tesla misses on quarterly deliveries–again

Tesla (TSLA) delivered 462,890 vehicles in the three months to 30 September. That was up 6.4% from the preceding quarter. But the delivery total missed Wall Street expectations for it to deliver 469,828 vehicles. That left the company facing the daunting task of delivering a record 516,344 vehicles in the fourth quarter in order to match its 2023 delivery figure of 1.81 million vehicles. A shortfall would result in Tesla recording its first ever annual drop in deliveries.

Tesla deliveries fall short; BYDD closes the gap

Tesla shocks Wall Street with size of quarterly sales drop

Today, Tesla (TSLA) reported that it delivered just 386,810 vehicles in the first three months of the year. That was the biggest difference between actual sales and Wall Street sales estimates in data going back seven years, according to Bloomberg. Most analysts expected Tesla to sell more vehicles than a year ago. Instead, deliveries ended up dropping 8.5% year-over-year. And it was the first drop in year-over-year sales since the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.