Orders for lower-price Tesla reach 276000

Doug Carpenter
00:55, Apr 6, 2016
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As of Saturday, Musk said more than 276,000 pre-orders had been placed.

While the management is ruling out need for outside funding this year, Tesla could take advantage of the investor goodwill triggered by Model 3 strong orders to raise more money.

Parus Finance (uk) Ltd scooped up 3,820 additional shares in Tesla Motors Inc during the Q4 period, according to a recent disclosure to the SEC.

The company, headed by the mercurial entrepreneur Elon Musk, has shipped only a little over 3,000 Model X's since it was unveiled last September due to part shortages and quality control concerns.

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Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is struggling with strained production capacity. The first quarter releases were nearly 50% over first quarter previous year and Tesla remains on track to deliver 80,000 to 90,000 new vehicles in 2016. The Company sells and produces a vehicle under the name Model S, which is a fully electric, four-door, five-adult passenger sedan.

Musk told people during weekend Twitter sessions that he expected one-quarter to one-half the number of orders.

Musk, who hasn't given out all details of the Model 3 yet, says the vehicle will be rear-wheel-drive with optional all-wheel-drive, and its steering controls will feel like a spaceship.

The large number of orders makes it likely that many won't get a $7,500 US electric auto tax credit.

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And orders were still piling up last night and exceeding expectations for the Model 3, which has a base price of US$35,000 (HK$272.3000), though it won't be available until late next year. Shares rose 4 percent to close at $246.99, earlier in the day peaking at $252.12, their highest intraday price since early October. The credit phases out when a manufacturer hits 200,000 in USA sales. Although the Model 3 could threaten that title, Nissan is working on an all-new Leaf that should boast a better battery range and a lower starting price.

The main competition for the company includes General Motors' Chevy Bolt and BYD's Qin EV300, both of which lie in similar price range. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Tesla Motors from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Monday, January 4th.

The company acknowledged first quarter deliveries of the S and X were slowed by shortages of parts caused by "Tesla's hubris".

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