Tesla’s quarterly sales increased for the first time this year, as consumers rushed to cash in on expiring federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases.

The company said that it produced a total of 447,450 vehicles between July–September of this year, including 435,826 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, as well as 11,624 “other vehicles,” like the Model S, Model X, and Cybertruck. That represents a 5 percent decrease compared to the third quarter of 2024, when the company produced 469,796 vehicles.

Tesla also said that it delivered a total of 497,099 vehicles, including 481,166 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, as well as 15,933 other vehicles — a 7.4 percent increase compared to the third quarter of 2024, when it delivered 462,890 vehicles. (For a direct-to-consumer company like Tesla, del

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