Delivered · Late
Delivered · Late
Model X volume production in Q2 2015
“And of course it'll have a dual motor all-wheel drive, and we expect to start to reach volume production in…”
Missed
Gen 3 Tesla (~$35k) market release around late 2016 (missed)
Elon Musk promised Gen 3 Tesla (~$35k) market release around late 2016 by the end of 2016. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.
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“move in sync to market release in hopefully sort of the late 2016 timeframe”
— Elon Musk · Jun 3, 2014 · Tesla Shareholder Meeting (June 3, 2014), video, ~00:15:09 00:15:09 ↗
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:15:09 — TESLA SHAREHOLDER MEETING (JUNE 3, 2014), VIDEO, ~00:15:09
What actually happened
The third-generation car, the Model 3, was unveiled in March 2016, but the first customer deliveries were on July 28, 2017. Wikipedia: Tesla Model 3 (first deliveries July 2017) ↗
The Progression
Jun 3, 2014
The promise: “move in sync to market release in hopefully sort of the late 2016 timeframe” · Tesla Shareholder Meeting (June 3, 2014), video, ~00:15:09 00:15:09 ↗
Dec 31, 2016
Deadline passed. The third-generation car, the Model 3, was unveiled in March 2016, but the first customer deliveries were on July 28, 2017. Wikipedia: Tesla Model 3 (first deliveries July 2017) ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 3,572 days past due. Never happened.
At Tesla's 2014 shareholder meeting Elon Musk said the $35,000 third-generation car would hopefully reach the market around late 2016. Deliveries began in July 2017.
Receipts
LAST CHECKED 2026-10-12- [VIDEO] Tesla Shareholder Meeting (June 3, 2014), video, ~00:15:09 @ 00:15:09
- [TRANSCRIPT] Tesla Shareholder Meeting (June 3, 2014) — Elon Musk Archive transcript @ 00:15:09
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47% of resolved claims delivered.
Missed
94
Deadline passed, still no-show.
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