Tesla almost hits 500,000-car delivery target for 2020 despite pandemic
by Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent from Technology | The Guardian on (#5CBER)
The manufacturer delivered 499,550 cars in 2020, thanks to an end-of-year sales bump
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Tesla reported record deliveries of its electric cars in the last three months of 2020, coming within a whisker of achieving the half-million target for the year set by its chief executive, Elon Musk.
The California-based manufacturer's annual sales rose by 36% after a final quarter that exceeded analysts' expectations, delivering a total of 499,550 cars in 2020.
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