GoKawiilTesla Q3 deliveries fall 2.1% year-over-year but top Wall Street estimates
Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in Q3 2025, down about 2.1% from the same period last year, while production rose 3.8% to 464,391 units. The decline follows the September 30 expiration of the $7,500 federal EV tax credit, which had driven a surge in sales a year earlier.
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The results suggest Tesla's sales are cooling now that the tax-credit-driven buying rush has passed, though beating analyst forecasts indicates demand hasn't collapsed as sharply as some feared. CEO Elon Musk has pointed to robotaxis and humanoid robots as future growth drivers, but his earlier prediction that half of Americans would have robotaxi access by end-2025 has already proven inaccurate, raising questions about the pace of that transition.
- Q3 deliveries fell 2.1% year-over-year to 486,532 vehicles, but still beat Wall Street estimates
- Production rose 3.8% to 464,391 vehicles, including Cybertruck, Cybercab and Tesla Semi units
- Musk's prediction that robotaxis would reach half of US population by end-2025 has not materialized
Source: theverge.com — Andrew J. Hawkins, 2026-10-02
Published there as: “Tesla’s recovery hits a speed bump”
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