Tesla sold 1.31 million electric vehicles worldwide in 2022
- U.S. automaker Tesla sold 1.31 million electric vehicles (BEVs) worldwide in 2022, up from 936,172 units in 2021, representing a 40% year-over-year increase, which follows an 87% increase in 2021 over 2020. However, this dramatic increase is less than the automaker had hoped for at the beginning of last year, as Tesla was counting on a 50% increase in sales in 2022. The manufacturer explains that the new wave of Covid in China caused the closure of its Chinese factory in Shanghai for several weeks, a factory that could not catch up when it reopened due to its limited production capacity.
- Tesla was nevertheless able to benefit from the start-up of its European factory in Berlin from April 2022, which allowed it to produce nearly 60,000 cars in 2022 (for an annual production capacity set at 150,000 units per year), in addition to its factories in Fremont (USA = 600,000 cars) and Shanghai (China = 700,000 cars). The Austin (USA) plant has just started manufacturing its 100% electric Semi truck in December 2022, scheduled for 50,000 units per year.
- In 2022, Tesla's sales were equally concentrated on the Model 3 and Y, which accounted for 95% of the brand's total production volume. The Model S and X (the most expensive in the lineup) accounted for only 5% of production volume. The Semi truck will be added to the lineup in 2023, along with the Austin-made Cybertruck pickup alongside the Semi.
- Tesla's goal is to sell 2 million electric vehicles by 2023.