Galileo Russell, author at Seeking Alpha, discusses Tesla missing delivery targets for the Model 3 again and what that means for company's goals for 2018. The company set a production target of 2,500 Model 3s a week by the end of Q1. Russell believes that is attainable, given the progress in production made between Q3 and Q4, even though the company missed its delivery target. He discusses Tesla's competition as car companies increase their offerings of electric cars, noting that 2018 is a make-or-break year for the company, especially with the amount of debt coming due.

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Tesla sales jump after months of boycotts
Tesla reported a surprise increase in sales in the third quarter as the electric car maker likely benefited from a rush by consumers to take advantage of a $7,500 credit before it expired on Sept. 30. The company reported Thursday that sales in the three months through September rose 7% compared to the same period a year ago. The gain follows two quarters of steep declines as people turned off by CEO Elon Musk’s foray into right-wing politics avoided buying his company’s cars and even protested at some dealerships. Sales rose to 497,099 vehicles, compared with 462,890 in the same period last year.
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