Tesla reported 184,800 vehicles delivered for Q1 2021, coming in head of the average analyst estimate of 168,000 vehicles, the company reported on Friday.
Analyst estimates for deliveries ranged from 145,000 to 188,000 for the quarter.
The most pronounced change in the data heading into 2021 is the lack of deliveries of Model S and Model X models, which only account for just 2,020 of the company’s Q1 deliveries.
The remaining 182,780 vehicles that Tesla delivered were either Model 3 or Model Ys. The company said its production was negatively affected by a fire at its Fremont plant, temporary closures due to parts shortages and the broader semiconductor shortage that the entire industry is dealing with.
Last year, Tesla delivered 88,400 vehicles in the same quarter.
Tesla CFO Zach Kirkhorn addressed the low contribution percentage of the company’s Model S and X for the quarter in Tesla’s most recent earnings call.
He also said that Q1 numbers would have the benefit of Tesla’s Shanghai plant spooling up: “Specifically for Q1, our volumes will have the benefit of early Model Y ramp in Shanghai. However, S and X production will be low due to the transition to the newly re-architected products.”
Jeffries analyst Philippe Houchois wrote late last week: “Legacy-free 30-50% net growth and 2-digit margin potential still support high multiples but Tesla is no longer unique as an EV play with preferred access to capital. Some of the edge started to erode, but only slowly and Tesla still leads on multiple fronts, from software to design-to-manufacture, speed of execution and direct selling.”