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Originally Posted by ZBB

Tesla has sold a bit over 130k Model S based on the latest VINs I've seen --and first deliveries were in June 2012. There are probably a couple thousand Model X delivered now, and they only built a total of 2500 Roadsters.

Current production rate is about 100k per year -- but they've been ramping up to that for years. The Fremont factory has capacity for 500k per year -- and Model 3 will help them get there.

Also, they did turn a profit. For one quarter in 2013. Their losses mostly come down to product development and capacity expansion. They are in growth mode, not profit mode...

Perhaps, but the segment, especially in the 30-40k range is about to become very competitive - the new Bolt and a redesigned Leaf will be vying for consumers, and benefitting from the resources of large companies, where losses on particular models (up to $4K on Teslas??) can be absorbed.

I'm just wondering how long a small company can stay in "growth mode".