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
Electric car The Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance is the world's leading all-electric vehicle manufacturer. By mid-2018, the Alliance's global all-electric vehicle sales totaled about 600,000 units, including those manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors, now part of the Alliance. Tesla is the second best-selling all-electric vehicle manufacturer with almost 500,000 electric cars delivered worldwide by November 2018. Its Model S was the world's best selling plug-in electric car for two years in a row, 2015 and 2016. The world's all-time top selling highway legal electric car is the Nissan Leaf with global sales of 370,000 units, followed by the Tesla Model S with global sales of