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20 million cars per year by 2030

“We do see Tesla reaching 20M vehicles/year probably before 2030, but that requires consistently excellent execution.”
— Elon Musk · Sep 22, 2020 · Musk tweet, Sep 28 2020 ↗
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What actually happened

Fetched Sep 16 2026: Tesla announced its 10 millionth vehicle on July 30 2026. The company has still never sold 20 million vehicles in a single year; 2025 deliveries were about 1.64 million and 2026 quarterly run-rate remains ~2 million/year installed capacity, not 20 million. Deadline Dec 31 2030. Status stays pending. TechCrunch Jul 30 2026 — Tesla 10 millionth EV; still far short of 20M vehicles/year by 2030 ↗

The Progression

Sep 22, 2020
The promise: “We do see Tesla reaching 20M vehicles/year probably before 2030, but that requires consistently excellent execution.” · Musk tweet, Sep 28 2020 ↗
Today · Sep 17, 2026
Status: Pending · 1,566 days left. Still waiting.

Musk set the 20 million vehicles per year target in September 2020, calling it reachable “probably before 2030” but conditional on consistently excellent execution. The 2030 deadline is still open.

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