Tesla, Inc. Q1 FY2023 Earnings Call

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Key Highlights from Tesla Q1 2023 Earnings Call

  • Record Vehicle and Energy Storage Deliveries: Tesla achieved record production and deliveries in Q1 2023. Model Y became the best-selling vehicle across Europe and the best-selling non-pickup vehicle in the U.S.
  • Operating Margin Resilience: Despite significant price reductions across vehicle models, automotive operating margin remained one of the highest in the automotive industry. However, it declined sequentially.
  • Shift Toward Volume Growth: The company reiterated its focus on growing volumes over per-unit margins, aiming to lay the groundwork for future profits through autonomy and services attached to the fleet.
  • Cybertruck Update: Pilot production of Cybertruck continues. A delivery event is planned for Q3 2023. Production will begin slowly and ramp up following an S-curve.
  • Energy Storage Milestone: Tesla deployed nearly 4 GWh of energy in Q1 2023, its best quarter ever, driven by the Megafactory in Lathrop, CA. Margins in the storage business reached new highs.
  • Dojo and AI Investment: Continued investment in AI and autonomy capabilities; Tesla sees significant long-term potential in its Dojo training computer, comparing its potential to that of AWS.

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Martin Viecha: Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to Tesla's First Quarter 2023 Q&A Webcast. My name is Martin Viecha, VP of Investor Relations and I'm joined today by Elon Musk, Zachary Kirkhorn, and a number of other executives. Our Q1 results were announced at about 3:00 P.M. Central Time in the update deck we published at the same link as this webcast. During this call, we will discuss our business outlook and make forward-looking statements. These comments are based on our predictions and expectations as of today. Actual events or results could differ materially due to a number of risks and uncertainties, including those mentioned in our most recent filings with the SEC. During the question-and-answer portion of today’s call, please limit yourself to one question and one follow-up. Please use the raise hand button to join the question queue. But before we jump into Q&A, Elon has some opening remarks. Elon? Elon Musk: Thank you, Martin. So just a Q1 recap. Model Y became the best-selling vehicle of any kind in Europe and the best-selling non-pickup vehicle in the United States. And this is in spite of a lot of challenges in production and delivery. So it's a huge credit to the Tesla team for achieving these great results. The -- it is worth pointing out that the current macro environment remains uncertain. I don't think I'm telling anyone anything, I think people already know, especially with large purchases such as cars. And while we reduced prices considerably in ear

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