Tesla sells more than 241 thousand vehicles in the third quarter of 2021

The automaker Tesla sold 241,300 cars in the third quarter of 2021, which is equivalent to 102,000 more cars than last year in the same period, despite the sharp drop in sales recorded by the sector due to shortages in chip production.

For its part, General Motors, the largest US automaker, sold 446,997 in this third quarter, which represents a decline of the order of 33 % compared to the same period last year.

Tesla has managed to overcome the crisis in the sector and has introduced to the market a figure never before registered. “It is the most that Tesla has sold in a quarter and for an additional perspective, the company sold 367,500 in all of 2019″, highlighted its representatives.

To address the problem caused by the absence of chips, the car company has sought other options by sourcing “different semiconductors and rewriting software on the fly so that those chips work instead of those that are not currently available.”

Additionally, the company continues to report large sales in China, where it began operations in early 2020. Its SUV model has become one of the most popular in the United States and recently began sales in Europe.

The automobile company plans to increase its production in the coming months and for this it has already built a large part of its factory in Austin, Texas. In addition, it is already “passing some of the latest approvals to start operating its new plant on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany. That’s despite delaying some products, like the Cybertruck and Roadster second-generation.”

M. Rodríguez

Source: quenube.com