AI illustration: Tesla exits 2015 making 2,000 cars a week
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Tesla 2,000 cars a week by end of 2015: missed

Elon Musk promised A 2,000-car-a-week rate by the end of 2015 by the end of 2015. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.

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“We feel confident of exiting next year at 2,000 units a week of production and demand, absent some macroeconomic shock.”
— Elon Musk · Jul 31, 2014 · Tesla Q2 2014 earnings call transcript, 2014-07-31 ↗
What actually happened

Tesla built 14,037 cars in Q4 2015, about 1,100 a week, roughly half the promised rate. Tesla Q4 2015 update letter ↗

The Progression

Jul 31, 2014
The promise: “We feel confident of exiting next year at 2,000 units a week of production and demand, absent some macroeconomic shock.” · Tesla Q2 2014 earnings call transcript, 2014-07-31 ↗
Dec 31, 2015
Deadline passed. Tesla built 14,037 cars in Q4 2015, about 1,100 a week, roughly half the promised rate. Tesla Q4 2015 update letter ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 3,938 days past due. Never happened.

In July 2014 Elon Musk said Tesla would exit 2015 producing 2,000 cars a week. Q4 2015 output averaged about 1,100 a week.

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