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“New Tesla Roadster Unveil 10.01”
goalposts: 2026-10-01 (New Tesla Roadster Unveil 10.01) → 2026-10-15 (postponed by 2 weeks / QT Tesla Oct 15) · moved 1×
Elon Musk promised Higher Tesla sales in 2024 than in 2023 by the end of 2024. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.
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“No, I think we'll have higher sales this year than last year.”
— Elon Musk · Apr 23, 2024 · Tesla Q1 2024 earnings call, 2024-04-23 (transcript) ↗
What actually happened
Musk expected higher sales in 2024 than 2023. Tesla delivered 1,789,226 cars in 2024, down 1.1% from 2023 and its first annual decline in over a decade. Reuters Jan 2 2025 — Tesla's first annual fall in deliveries ↗
The Progression
Apr 23, 2024
The promise: “No, I think we'll have higher sales this year than last year.” · Tesla Q1 2024 earnings call, 2024-04-23 (transcript) ↗
Dec 31, 2024
Deadline passed. Musk expected higher sales in 2024 than 2023. Tesla delivered 1,789,226 cars in 2024, down 1.1% from 2023 and its first annual decline in over a decade. Reuters Jan 2 2025 — Tesla's first annual fall in deliveries ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 650 days past due. Never happened.
On Tesla's April 2024 earnings call an analyst asked whether sales could fall that year. Elon Musk said no, Tesla would have higher sales in 2024 than in 2023. Deliveries fell 1.1%.
Receipts
LAST CHECKED 2026-10-11- [TRANSCRIPT] Tesla Q1 2024 earnings call, 2024-04-23 (transcript)
Tesla’s record
Delivered
70
53% of resolved claims delivered.
Missed
63
Deadline passed, still no-show.
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