Tesla reports a decline in the number of cars delivered in the second quarter of this year due to the closure of its factory in China for weeks.
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Tesla produced 258,000 cars in the second quarter of this year
Tesla announced a “reduction in the number of cars delivered”, in the second quarter of the year, mainly due to the closure of its factory in China for weeks.
The company delivered Owned by Elon Musk254,695 cars between April and June.
The number represents an increase of more than 27% compared to the same period last year, but 18% less than the quarter from January to March 2022, which is the first decline of its kind in more than two years.
This is a disappointment for the company, which said it was “recording strong growth” and is promoting “the opening of two new factories, this year, in Germany and Texas.”
And Tesla had warned, in April, that “the supply chain crisis that hits the auto manufacturing sector in general, will continue to impede its production operations until the end of the year.” However, it delivered a record number of cars in the first quarter of 2022.
But in the second quarter, the company suffered a setback with the closure of its factory in Shanghai, for several weeks, due to the strict closure measures in China, due to the high number of Covid infections.
In its announcement, the company said that it “produced 258,000 cars” in the second quarter of the year, “despite continuing challenges caused by supply chains and plant closures beyond our control.”
On the other hand, “General Motors” and “Toyota” announced a decline in sales, for the second quarter, in the United States by 15 and 23%, respectively, compared to the same period in 2021.