Today, it was reported by Reuters that the $25,000 Tesla was canceled, and the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, quickly confirmed this. denied.
In this respect, “Reuters is lying once again” said Elon Musk, he did not give any additional information, but with a possible name It clearly kept the door open for the $25,000 Model 2. This electric vehicle, which has been on the agenda for a long time and is cheaper than the Model 3, has the potential to significantly increase the company’s sales and is frequently brought to the agenda with information about its production location. It has been rumored for a long time that this vehicle will be produced in a factory to be opened in Mexico, but there is no confirmation on this issue yet. Today, another development related to the company made a splash. Elon Musk developed Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) / autopilot system He states that it could be licensed to other automakers. Musk, who said this before, said that the system, which has been developed for years and has received a lot of criticism, The model series does not want to leave vehicles specific. The company, which has the opportunity to generate huge income through this licensing, has not been able to offer the experience it has promised on the basis of FSD for a long time. Although the system is overdeveloped, it is still far from the hoped-for or promised level.
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By the way, of course, not only Tesla is working in the process, almost every company is developing its own autopilot system. In this respect, it is not expected that there will be an excessive demand for the FSD system from other companies. However, some manufacturers still It is thought that it may receive an FSD license from Tesla, especially for the US market.
Teslapreviously announced the first quarter results of 2024, which were below expectations. had explained. As announced recently, in the first quarter of 2024, the total Produced 433,371 vehicles, these 386,810 of them delivered to customers. The brand, which specifically produced more than 412 thousand of Model 3 and Model Y in the first quarter of 2024 and delivered 369 thousand of these vehicles to customers, produced about 21 thousand of other models and delivered about 17 thousand.
Regarding falling below expectations, the company said, ““The decline in volumes was due in part to the early phase of production ramp-up of the updated Model 3 at our Fremont factory and factory closures resulting from shipping diversions caused by the Red Sea conflict and an arson attack at Gigafactory Berlin.” said.
Before this Tesla 6 million in production, BYD It had surpassed 7 million. To remember, Tesla surpassed the production of 5 million fully electric vehicles in September 2023. recently announced that they have surpassed 6 million. In the statement made on this subject, “We produced our 6 millionth vehicle! Many thanks to our teams around the world, as well as Tesla owners, for their support and hard work. “This is really important.” It was said. Especially the factory opened in China has a great impact on reaching this number.
Reuters is lying (again)
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 5, 2024