Tesla has marked a significant milestone by producing its 7 millionth vehicle, an achievement announced via the company’s official X account.
The vehicle was manufactured at the Fremont Factory, and the occasion was commemorated with a photo of the Tesla team alongside the milestone vehicle.
During the third quarter earnings call, CEO Elon Musk underscored the importance of this achievement, particularly in the context of a challenging automotive environment. Musk noted that Q3 2024 represented a record quarter for Tesla. “It is notable that Tesla is profitable despite a very challenging automotive environment, and this quarter actually is a record Q3 for us. So, we produced our seventh millionth vehicle actually just yesterday, so congratulations to the teams that made it happen in Tesla. That’s staggering the immense amount of work to make 7 million cars,” he stated.
Produced our 7 millionth vehicle at Fremont factory pic.twitter.com/cYhxVxADEe
— Tesla (@Tesla) October 23, 2024
Musk highlighted that the majority of Tesla’s production consists of Model 3 sedans and Model Y crossovers, many of which are designed to support autonomous driving capabilities. “All the vehicles that we’ve really made, almost 7 million vehicles, the vast majority are capable of autonomy. And we’re currently making on the order of 35,000 autonomous vehicles a week. Compare that to, say, Waymo’s entire fleet; they have less than 1,000 cars. We’re making 35K a week,” Musk added, indicating Tesla’s potential advantage in the autonomous ride-hailing market.
