Missed
Missed
Tesla profitable in Q1 2019 and all quarters going forward
“I'm optimistic about being profitable in Q1. Not by a lot, but I'm optimistic about being profitable in Q1 …”
Delivered
Tesla deliveries about 50% higher in 2019 (delivered)
Elon Musk promised Tesla deliveries about 50% higher in 2019 by the end of 2019. It happened on time.
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“expecting deliveries just this year to be about fifty percent higher than last year”
— Elon Musk · Jan 30, 2019 · Tesla Q4 2018 earnings call (YouTube upload z8OlbfpoT6o), video, ~00:03:32 00:03:32 ↗
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:03:32 — TESLA Q4 2018 EARNINGS CALL (YOUTUBE UPLOAD Z8OLBFPOT6O), VIDEO, ~00:03:32
What actually happened
Tesla delivered about 367,500 vehicles in 2019, up roughly 50% from 245,240 in 2018. Tesla Q4 2019 production & deliveries ↗
The Progression
Jan 30, 2019
The promise: “expecting deliveries just this year to be about fifty percent higher than last year” · Tesla Q4 2018 earnings call (YouTube upload z8OlbfpoT6o), video, ~00:03:32 00:03:32 ↗
Dec 31, 2019
Delivered — on time. Tesla delivered about 367,500 vehicles in 2019, up roughly 50% from 245,240 in 2018. Tesla Q4 2019 production & deliveries ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Delivered · on time. It happened.
On Tesla's Q4 2018 earnings call Elon Musk said 2019 deliveries would be about 50% higher than 2018. Tesla delivered about 367,500 cars in 2019, roughly 50% more.
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