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Tesla sales decline 2025: Elon predicted 20–30% growth, missed

Elon Musk promised 20 to 30% Tesla vehicle growth in 2025 by the end of 2025. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.

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“I think 20 to 30% vehicle growth next year.”
— Elon Musk · Oct 23, 2024 · Tesla Q3 2024 earnings call, Oct 23 2024 (transcript) ↗
What actually happened

Musk guessed 20–30% vehicle growth in 2025. Tesla delivered 1,636,129 vehicles in 2025, down 8.6% from 2024. TechCrunch Jan 2 2026 — Tesla 2025 sales fall 9% ↗

The Progression

Oct 23, 2024
The promise: “I think 20 to 30% vehicle growth next year.” · Tesla Q3 2024 earnings call, Oct 23 2024 (transcript) ↗
Dec 31, 2025
Deadline passed. Musk guessed 20–30% vehicle growth in 2025. Tesla delivered 1,636,129 vehicles in 2025, down 8.6% from 2024. TechCrunch Jan 2 2026 — Tesla 2025 sales fall 9% ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 285 days past due. Never happened.

On Tesla's October 2024 earnings call Elon Musk gave a best guess of 20 to 30% vehicle growth in 2025. Tesla's 2025 deliveries fell 8.6% instead, to about 1.64 million.

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