Tesla Model X According to Tesla Motors, deliveries were lower than expected because production was impacted by severe Model X supplier parts shortages in the first two months of 2016, and because Tesla had been too ambitious in wanting advanced features (committed "hubris"). The first Model X that didn't need corrections was made in April 2016. Sales during the second quarter of 2016 totaled 4,638 units. Although production was up 20% from the previous quarter, the number of vehicles in transit at the end of June 2016 was much higher than expected (5,150 including Model S cars), representing 35.8% of the number of
Tesla Model S time since inception than both the Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf. A total of 11,813 Model S were sold in California in 2017, representing of 16.0% of the state's luxury and sports segment, ranking second after the Mercedes-Benz E-Class (12,326). Among all-electric models sold in California in 2017, the Model S listed second after the Chevrolet Bolt (13,487). An estimated 26,500 Model S cars were sold in the U.S. in 2017, down 9.1% year-on-year, but allowing the Model S to end 2017 as the best selling plug-in car in the American market for the third consecutive year. California registrations