Why Tesla Stock Is Falling Today

Tesla Inc TSLA shares are trading lower Monday after the company reported third-quarter vehicle deliveries below Wall Street expectations.

Tesla said it produced 365,923 vehicles in the quarter and delivered 343,830. Deliveries consisted of 18,672 Model S and Model X vehicles and 325,158 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. Deliveries fell short of expectations, but were up from 254,695 in the second quarter. 

"Historically, our delivery volumes have skewed towards the end of each quarter due to regional batch building of cars. As our production volumes continue to grow, it is becoming increasingly challenging to secure vehicle transportation capacity and at a reasonable cost during these peak logistics weeks," Tesla said. 

"In Q3, we began transitioning to a more even regional mix of vehicle builds each week, which led to an increase in cars in transit at the end of the quarter. These cars have been ordered and will be delivered to customers upon arrival at their destination."

Tesla also announced that it will report its third-quarter financial results after the market close on Oct. 19.

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TSLA Price Action: Tesla has a 52-week high of $402.66 and a 52-week low of $206.85.

The stock was down 5.01% at $251.98 at time of publication, according to Benzinga Pro.

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