Tesla Crushes Wall Street Expectations, Beats Delivery Estimates by over 15 Percent
Tesla’s 467,762 Model 3 and Model Y deliveries helped offset weaker premium models and lifted energy storage deployments to 13.5 GWh.
- Tesla reported 480,126 deliveries for the second period of 2026, significantly beating Wall Street consensus estimates of 406,600 vehicles and reversing months of demand concerns.
- Production totaled 451,758 vehicles, meaning Tesla shipped more cars than it built, drawing down inventory that had ballooned to 27 days of supply at the end of the first period.
- Model vehicles accounted for 467,762 deliveries, while Other Models comprised 12,364 units. Energy storage deployments reached 13.5 GWh, with Megapack accelerating as a growth driver.
- Investor Michael Burry revealed a new short position against Tesla in a Substack post, citing concerns about whether the volume beat preserved pricing discipline.
- Tesla will report full financial results later this month, clarifying whether the company maintained Automotive gross margins while achieving record delivery volumes.
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Tesla crushes Wall Street expectations, beats delivery estimates by over 15 percent
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) beat Wall Street expectations of 406,000 vehicles delivered in Q2 by reporting 480,126 deliveries for the three months ending in June. Tesla reported it delivered 467,762 Model 3 and Model Y units, while 12,364 Model S, Model X, and Cybertrucks switched hands during the quarter. The Model S and Model X were officially sunset this past quarter and will no longer be part of the company’s Production & Delivery reports moving f…
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