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Tesla Delivers ‘Eye Popping’ 241,300 Cars in Record Quarter
Elon Musk waves while arriving at the Tesla Gigafactory construction site in Gruenheide, Germany, in August.
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Tesla Inc. delivered a better-than-expected 241,300 cars worldwide in the third quarter, a record for the electric-car maker led by Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk.
Quarterly deliveries are one of the most closely watched indicators for Tesla. They are also widely seen as a barometer of consumer demand for electric vehicles amid a transition away from the internal combustion engine.