Tesla has just released its Q3 2018 earnings and financial reports.
Among the highlights is information on Model 3 production, updates on the Tesla energy network, record global sales and so much more.
Looking Back –
Tesla Posts Q2 2018 Earnings Results
Tesla Q2 Financial Call
Tesla Posts Q1 2018 Results
Tesla Q1 2018 Conference Call Overload
Financial results for the third quarter of 2018 are as follows:
- Revenue of $6.82 billion
- Profit of $2.90 per share
- Losses: 15-19 cents per share
- Revenue: $6.33 billion
Financials aren’t really our thing here at InsideEVs though, so let’s move on to what concerns us most.
2018 will surely be a delivery record year for Tesla, now that Model 3 volume and sales are increasing quite rapidly. In fact, Model 3 sales just set a new all-time record.
The hot topic item in any recent Tesla report is the Model 3. In regards to that, Tesla stated:
The Model 3 production system stabilized in Q3. We went from a steep S-curve to more gradual monthly improvements. Among other things, we made the changes necessary to enable production of an All-Wheel Drive (AWD) version of Model 3, and we did this without disrupting our production rate. We started the quarter producing only Rear Wheel Drive (RWD) Model 3s and ended the quarter producing almost entirely AWD cars. Even though AWD cars are significantly more complex to build, we produced 5,300 Model 3s in the last week of Q3.
Labor hours per Model 3 decreased by more than 30% from Q2 to Q3, falling for the first time below the level for Model S and X.
Beyond that, Tesla provided an overall update on all three of its vehicles, stating:
In Q3, we delivered 27,710 Model S and X vehicles to customers. While demand in China remains challenging due to a 40% import duty for Model S and X, China deliveries still remained a material portion of our Q3 deliveries, and we managed to offset the decline there with growth in North America and Europe.
A comment was made in regards to Model 3 new orders too:
You’ll find an overload of additional information in the full release from Tesla posted below, as well as new details when the conference call gets underway later this evening:
