Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in an email to employees that the electric-car maker has a chance to deliver at least 100,000 vehicles this quarter, Electrek's Fred Lambert first reported. Business Insider obtained a copy of the email.
"We have a shot at achieving our first 100,000 vehicle delivery quarter, which is an incredibly exciting milestone for our company!" Musk said.
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In the email, Musk also says Tesla is on pace to receive around 110,000 orders this quarter and cites delivery logistics as the company's highest priority for the rest of this month.
"The challenge is making sure that we have the right car variants in the right locations and rallying as much of our company resources as possible to help with end of quarter deliveries," he said. "This is the absolute top priority for the remaining five days of the quarter."
Tesla did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
During the second quarter of this year, Tesla delivered around 95,200 vehicles, which broke a record the company set in the fourth quarter of last year. While delivery records led to profits in the second half of last year, the company posted a net loss of $408 million on revenue of $6.35 billion in the second quarter this year.
Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives said in a note to investors on Thursday that Wall Street is predicting 95,000-100,000 deliveries from Tesla this quarter.
You can read Musk's full email below:
We have a shot at achieving our first 100,000 vehicle delivery quarter, which is an incredibly exciting milestone for our company!
Net orders are tracking to reach about 110k, so demand is strong. The challenge is making sure that we have the right car variants in the right locations and rallying as much of our company resources as possible to help with end of quarter deliveries.
This is the absolute top priority for the remaining five days of the quarter. Please let me know if there's anything I can do to be helpful.
Looking forward to working with you towards an amazing finish!
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