Tesla will shoot for volume over profit: Elon Musk
Tesla missed market estimates for first-quarter total gross margin after cutting prices in the US and globally.
The electric vehicle maker reported a total gross margin of 19 percent, compared with an expectation of 22 percent from analysts polled by Refinitiv, Reuters reported. Net income during the most recent period dropped 24 percent to $2.5 billion.
Tesla reported global deliveries of 422,875 in the first quarter, a 4.3 percent increase compared with the previous quarter. That small growth suggests price cuts were necessary to maintain momentum amid rising EV competition and higher interest rates.
The EV maker likely sold 161,630…
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