Tesla is starting out 2019 in the red following news it missed Wall Street’s production estimates. The company said in a letter to investors that it delivered 90,700 vehicles during the fourth quarter. That’s a bit shy of what analysts expected. This, in part, caused the company’s stock to open nearly 8% down on the day.
Tesla stock price is down 10% as of publication.
The company also announced before the bell that it is cutting $2,000 off the price of a Model S, Model X and Model 3. This is likely in response to the sunsetting of the $7,500 federal tax credit that helped offset the price of Tesla’s vehicles. Starting on January 1, that tax credit is now worth only $3,750.
Tesla managed to increase the amount of vehicles it delivered during the last quarter, increasing the amount by 8%. In a letter to investors, the company said it delivered 13,500 Model S sedans 14,050 Model X SUVs, and 63,150 Model 3s. It was a record quarter for Tesla, but the numbers still feel short of what Wall Street expected.
The company is facing headwinds as it attempts to scale production and fight off an increasing amount of competitors in its space.
from TechCrunch https://tcrn.ch/2BSVbBD
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