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Model Y hits the roads around 2019 (missed)

Elon Musk promised Model Y hits the roads around 2019 by the end of 2019. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.

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“So we're aiming for that, you know, to hit the roads in 2019 approximately and probably the demand for the Model Y will exceed the demand for the Model 3.”
— Elon Musk · Jun 6, 2017 · Tesla Shareholder Meeting (June 6, 2017), video, ~00:22:10 00:22:10 ↗
Video: Tesla Shareholder Meeting (June 6, 2017), video, ~00:22:10
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:22:10 — TESLA SHAREHOLDER MEETING (JUNE 6, 2017), VIDEO, ~00:22:10
What actually happened

Model Y production started in January 2020 and first deliveries came on Mar 13 2020. Wikipedia: Tesla Model Y (deliveries from Mar 2020) ↗

The Progression

Jun 6, 2017
The promise: “So we're aiming for that, you know, to hit the roads in 2019 approximately and probably the demand for the Model Y will exceed the demand for the Model 3.” · Tesla Shareholder Meeting (June 6, 2017), video, ~00:22:10 00:22:10 ↗
Dec 31, 2019
Deadline passed. Model Y production started in January 2020 and first deliveries came on Mar 13 2020. Wikipedia: Tesla Model Y (deliveries from Mar 2020) ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 2,477 days past due. Never happened.

At the 2017 shareholder meeting Elon Musk said Tesla was aiming for the Model Y to hit the roads in about 2019. Deliveries began in March 2020.

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