Tesla expects 50% jump in deliveries this year: But crossover delayed until Q3 next year

摘要

Tesla Motors Inc. said last week it expects to deliver 33,000 units of the Model S sedan in 2014, a 50 percent increase over 2013, due to the completion of assembly-line upgrades at its Fremont, Calif., factory this summer. That is about 2,000 cars below the electric-vehicle maker's original target, which the company attributed to snags in starting production of cars with a dual-motor all-wheel-drive system and "autopilot" features. Meanwhile, Tesla will delay the first deliveries of its Model X crossover until the third quarter of 2015 to ensure it will "delight customers," the company said as it reported third-quarter earnings.