Tesla Reported Earnings and Says It Will Be Better About Meeting Production Deadlines
Tesla reported earnings after the bell today. The company beat on EPS with $-3.04 versus estimates of $-3.12 and met on revenue with $3.29 billion.
The company focused on Model 3 production numbers. Tesla said it is expected to produce 2,500 cars per week by the end of the first quarter and 5,000 Model 3 cars a week by the end of the second quarter.
Cash burn did slow for the company in the latest quarter. But Tesla also reported that it would spend more money in 2018 than it did in 2017.
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