Tesla delivered 484,507 vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2023.
The total covered October through December and came from two reporting groups: 461,538 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, plus 22,969 units from Tesla’s other models. Tesla produced 494,989 vehicles during the same quarter, so production exceeded deliveries by 10,482 vehicles.
The figure helped Tesla reach 1,808,581 deliveries for all of 2023, a 38% year-over-year increase. Model 3 and Model Y accounted for 1,739,707 of those annual deliveries, showing how heavily Tesla’s volume depended on its more affordable models.
A common mix-up is confusing deliveries with production. Deliveries refer to vehicles handed over to customers, while production counts vehicles manufactured. The 484,507 figure is also a quarterly number, not Tesla’s total for 2023.