Sales of Tesla‘s (NASDAQ:TSLA) best-selling vehicle, the Model Y, continued to rise in the U.S. in the first quarter but lower sales of its other vehicles dragged overall sales lower, as per data from Kelley Blue Book.
What Happened: Tesla sold 96,729 Model Ys in the U.S. during the first quarter, marking a jump of 1.4% year-on-year, according to data from the automotive research company. The sales of Model 3, S, and X, however, dropped 43.9%, 13.3%, and 13.3%, respectively.
As per the research company, Tesla sold 140,187 electric vehicles in the U.S. last quarter, marking a 13.3% drop from the 161,630 vehicles sold in the corresponding quarter of 2023.
Tesla does not segment its deliveries model-wise or geography-wise, preferring to report global, combined ...