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Tesla 5,000 cars a week: the Q2 2018 Model 3 target

Elon Musk promised Model 3 production at 5,000 a week by Jun 30, 2018. It happened on time.

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“As for Model 3 production, we continue to make significant progress every day, and we're targeting a weekly production rate of 2,500 vehicles by the end of March and 5,000 by the end of Q2.”
— Elon Musk · Feb 7, 2018 · Tesla Q4 2017 earnings call transcript (Seeking Alpha, archived at archive.org), Feb 7 2018 — Musk's opening remarks ↗
What actually happened

Tesla produced 5,031 Model 3s in the last week of June 2018, reaching the 5,000-per-week rate by the end of Q2 2018 as Musk had targeted on the February 2018 earnings call. The milestone was hit right at the quarter-end deadline. CNBC / Green Car Reports ↗

The Progression

Feb 7, 2018
The promise: “As for Model 3 production, we continue to make significant progress every day, and we're targeting a weekly production rate of 2,500 vehicles by the end of March and 5,000 by the end of Q2.” · Tesla Q4 2017 earnings call transcript (Seeking Alpha, archived at archive.org), Feb 7 2018 — Musk's opening remarks ↗
Jun 30, 2018
Delivered — on time. Tesla produced 5,031 Model 3s in the last week of June 2018, reaching the 5,000-per-week rate by the end of Q2 2018 as Musk had targeted on the February 2018 earnings call. The milestone was hit right at the quarter-end deadline. CNBC / Green Car Reports ↗
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