AI illustration: Model 3 5,000/week by Dec 2017
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Delivered · Late

Model 3 5,000/week by Dec 2017

“Looks like we can reach 20,000 Model 3 cars per month in Dec”
— Elon Musk · Jul 1, 2017 · Musk tweet, Jul 2 2017 ↗
The fine print

Only 202/week in Dec 2017, hit 5k in Jul 2018

The Progression

Jul 1, 2017
The promise: “Looks like we can reach 20,000 Model 3 cars per month in Dec” · Musk tweet, Jul 2 2017 ↗
Jul 1, 2018
Delivered · Late — 0.5 years late.
Today · Jun 12, 2026
Status: Delivered · Late · 0.5 years late. It happened — eventually.

In a July 2017 tweet, Musk wrote, 'Looks like we can reach 20,000 Model 3 cars per month in Dec' — about 5,000 cars per week. Actual December 2017 output ran at roughly 202 cars per week. Tesla eventually hit the 5,000-per-week rate in July 2018, about seven months late, making this one delivered late.

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