Tesla did not respond to any questions for the reason for the production decision.
Even so, the automaker still managed to produce a record number of cars in its most recent quarter, as it built 180,338 of the Model 3 sedan and Model Y SUV, both of which being less expensive models that made up nearly 90% of the company’s overall sales in 2020. The total edged past Tesla’s previous record set in the last three months of 2019 by nearly 600 cars.
Tesla actually sold slightly more vehicles to customers during the first three months of the year than it built, using vehicles it had in inventory…
