Tesla’s recovery hits a speed bump

Tesla sold fewer vehicles in the third quarter than it did a year ago, when consumers rushed to cash in on expiring federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases. As a result, the company’s third-quarter delivery and production report, released today, represents a speed bump on Tesla’s road to recovery.

Tesla said that it produced a total of 464,391 vehicles between July and September of this year, including 457,387
Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, as well as 7,004 “other vehicles” like the Cybertruck, Cybercab, and Tesla Semi. (The company discontinued the Model S and X earlier this year.) That represents about a 3.8 percent increase compared to the third quarter of 2025, when the company produced 447,450 vehicles.

Tesla also said that it delivered to customers a total of 486,532 vehicles, including 481,166 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, as well as TK other vehicles — about a 2.1...

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