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Tesla reaches 10,000 cars a week across S, X and 3 in 2019

Elon Musk promised Tesla reaches 10,000 cars a week across S, X and 3 in 2019 by the end of 2019. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.

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“So what we're going to do this year is we're going to reach combined production of 10,000 a week between SX and 3.”
— Elon Musk · Apr 22, 2019 · Tesla Autonomy Day (April 22, 2019), video, ~03:05:09 03:05:09 ↗
Video: Tesla Autonomy Day (April 22, 2019), video, ~03:05:09
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 03:05:09 — TESLA AUTONOMY DAY (APRIL 22, 2019), VIDEO, ~03:05:09
What actually happened

Tesla built about 105,000 cars in Q4 2019, about 8,000 a week. It didn't reach a sustained 10,000 a week across S, X and 3 that year. Tesla Q4 2019 update (104,891 vehicles produced) ↗

The Progression

Apr 22, 2019
The promise: “So what we're going to do this year is we're going to reach combined production of 10,000 a week between SX and 3.” · Tesla Autonomy Day (April 22, 2019), video, ~03:05:09 03:05:09 ↗
Dec 31, 2019
Deadline passed. Tesla built about 105,000 cars in Q4 2019, about 8,000 a week. It didn't reach a sustained 10,000 a week across S, X and 3 that year. Tesla Q4 2019 update (104,891 vehicles produced) ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 2,477 days past due. Never happened.

At Autonomy Day in April 2019 Elon Musk said Tesla would reach combined production of 10,000 a week between S, X and 3 that year, and felt very confident about it.

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