This milestone comes after Tesla manufactured its five millionth electric car on September 17, 2023. Accomplishing the production of the latest million in just 6.5 months, Tesla projects hitting 7 million units by the end of 2024. By the close of 2023, cumulative deliveries surpassed 5.45 million units. Notably, the combined deliveries of Model 3 and Model Y exceeded 5 million units.
Produced our 6 millionth car!
— Tesla (@Tesla) March 29, 2024
Thank you to our owners & teams around the world for your support & hard work—it truly matters.
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Aside from these models, Tesla also produces other vehicles including Model S, Model X, and Cybertruck. However, Tesla faces stiff competition from BYD, which recently celebrated its seven millionth plug-in car. BYD's sales include about 3.5 million all-electric cars and an equal number of plug-in hybrids.
In the last quarter of 2023, BYD edged out Tesla in all-electric car sales by a narrow margin but forecasts suggest that Tesla might regain its leading position in Q1 2024.
Source: Tesla
