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“While our demand is strong, we have a lot…”

Elon Musk to Everybody, May 29, 2019

Email on delivery logistics and delivery costs during the second quarter of 2019.

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Elon Musk
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Wednesday, May 29, 2019
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While our demand is strong, we have a lot of vehicle deliveries to catch up to in order to have a successful quarter. Starting tomorrow, I will be holding skip-level calls with the America, Asia and Europe delivery teams every 2 days to understand what's needed to accelerate our rate of deliveries. We also need to address the total cost of getting a car from our factory to the customer. Last quarter, there were many expedite fees and routing inefficiencies that led to higher than expected delivery costs. This makes it much harder for Tesla to break even. Per my earlier email, if we execute well, Q2 will be an all-time record for Tesla vehicle deliveries and an awesome victory! Super excited to make this happen with you!
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  1. Mar 21, 2019 Elon Musk For the last ten days of this quarter, please consider your primary priority to be helping with vehicle…
  2. May 22, 2019 Elon Musk As of yesterday, we had over 50,000 net new orders for this quarter. Based on current trends, we have a good…
  3. May 29, 2019 Elon Musk While our demand is strong, we have a lot of vehicle deliveries to catch up to in order to have a successful…
  4. Sep 26, 2019 Elon Musk We have a shot at achieving our first 100,000 vehicle delivery quarter, which is an incredibly exciting…
  5. Jun 29, 2020 Elon Musk Breaking even is looking super tight. Really makes a difference for every car you build and deliver. Please…
  6. Dec 28, 2022 Elon Musk Just a quick note to thank you for your hard work and congratulate you on exceptional execution in 2022!…