Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk still hopes to deliver a record number of vehicles this year.
What happened: Publication EV Electrek obtained an email sent by Musk to Tesla employees. In it, he encourages them to “do whatever it takes to make it happen”, referring to the reach of 500,000 deliveries this year.
“All the critics who, until two years ago, said that we would never succeed, also called our goal of half a million in 2020 ‘impossible’. Hell with them, we’re doing it! “Musk wrote.
The carmaker’s founder is also asking Tesla employees to ensure that there are enough people at the “end of the line” to deliver the cars as quickly as possible: “Special help would be appreciated at the end of the line to ensure that the cars are manufactured goods can now be delivered immediately, without any further improvements to the POI, as there is simply not enough time for this. “POI probably refers to pre-delivery inspection.
What is the next: It is unclear how many vehicles are left to deliver to reach the 500,000 deliveries mark, but Musk seems to believe that the team can achieve it with only a few days left of the year.
Investors seem to believe Tesla, with the shares reaching new highs after the company was included in the S&P 500 index.
Musk had already asked the team to take care of investor confidence, writing in an email on December 1: “Investors are giving us a lot of credit for future earnings, but if, at any time, they conclude that it will not certain happens, our stock will be immediately crushed like a souffle under a sledgehammer! “
Share price: Tesla shares closed 0.27% lower, at $ 660 in Thursday’s trading session.
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