Tesla delivers 201,250 cars in Q2, a new record for EV maker

Tesla said its delivery count should be viewed as slightly conservative, and final numbers could vary by 0.5% or more.

Tesla Inc. delivered 201,250 cars worldwide in the second quarter, a record for the electric-car maker led by Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk. Tesla currently makes the Model S sedan and X sport utility vehicle only at its factory in Fremont, California, and the smaller Model 3 and Y there and at its plant in Shanghai. The company doesn’t break out sales by geography, but the U.S. and China are its largest markets and the bulk of sales were of the Model 3 and Y. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expected deliveries of 204,160 vehicles. “Our teams have done an outstanding job navigating through global supply chain and logistics challenges,” Tesla said in a statement Friday.