Incentives and price cuts made Tesla electric cars cheaper than comparable gasoline models. But the company faces growing competition in China, a key market.
Some shareholders saw the automaker’s decision to move up the deadline by two months as a way to suppress criticism during the company’s annual meeting on Tuesday.
Sales increased from a year earlier, when the automaker was hampered by parts shortages.
The oil industry enjoyed record profits in 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine, but the prices of oil and natural gas have fallen sharply in recent months.
The decline over the first three months of 2022 was primarily the result of the short-term costs of job cuts and slower sales in China.
The electric carmaker has reduced prices by thousands of dollars this year to bolster demand and fend off competition.
The electric car company’s decision to slash prices appears to have paid off in reviving demand.
The maker of electric trucks said it expected to double production in 2023 as the supply of parts became more reliable.
The maker of electric luxury sedans said it made more than 7,000 cars in 2022, achieving a scaled-down target.
The company’s deliveries of electric vehicles more than doubled, compared with the same month a year earlier.