Last year, Tesla delivered a record 936,172 electric cars to the market, which was an increase of 87 percent over the previous year. Sales in the fourth quarter reached 308,600 vehicles. In the first quarter of last year, sales amounted to 184,800 cars.
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“It has been an extremely difficult quarter due to supply chain disruptions and China’s zero-tolerance policy on cover-19,” said Tesla founder Elon Musk.
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Sales is the part of the supply chain that relates to the delivery of a product from the manufacturer to the seller. So it is not the same as the sale, but in the case of Tesla it is very close to it.
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Tesla combines sales numbers for its more expensive Model S and Model X electric cars and the cheaper Model 3 and Y.
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Last week, Tesla officially opened its new electric car plant in the Brandenburg village of Grünheide near Berlin. It is its first factory in Europe.
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Musk is also involved in other fields, especially in conquering space.
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