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Tesla delivers more than 20,000 cars in 2013
“I mean, I'm quite certain that we'll deliver more than 20,000 cars this year.”
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Tesla profitable in Q1 2013 (delivered)
Elon Musk promised Tesla profitable in Q1 2013 by Mar 31, 2013. It happened on time.
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“we we we really are have very high confidence that we will have a profitable first quarter”
— Elon Musk · Feb 20, 2013 · Tesla Q4 2012 earnings call (YouTube upload vqLbRUITDl0), video, ~00:12:55 00:12:55 ↗
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:12:55 — TESLA Q4 2012 EARNINGS CALL (YOUTUBE UPLOAD VQLBRUITDL0), VIDEO, ~00:12:55
What actually happened
Tesla reported its first quarterly profit for Q1 2013 on May 8, 2013: $11.2M GAAP net income, $15M non-GAAP. Wikipedia: Tesla, Inc. (first quarterly profit, Q1 2013) ↗
The Progression
Feb 20, 2013
The promise: “we we we really are have very high confidence that we will have a profitable first quarter” · Tesla Q4 2012 earnings call (YouTube upload vqLbRUITDl0), video, ~00:12:55 00:12:55 ↗
Mar 31, 2013
Delivered — on time. Tesla reported its first quarterly profit for Q1 2013 on May 8, 2013: $11.2M GAAP net income, $15M non-GAAP. Wikipedia: Tesla, Inc. (first quarterly profit, Q1 2013) ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Delivered · on time. It happened.
On Tesla's Q4 2012 earnings call Elon Musk said he had very high confidence Tesla would be profitable in Q1 2013. Tesla reported its first quarterly profit in May 2013.
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