Tesla, Inc. Q3 FY2021 Earnings Call

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  • Vehicle Deliveries: Tesla delivered over 240,000 vehicles in Q3 2021, up 20% QoQ and 70% YoY.
  • Production Rate: Annualized production run rate exceeded 1 million vehicles toward the end of Q3, driven primarily by Model Y production ramp in Shanghai. Model S resumed positive gross margins and Model X ramp began.
  • Shanghai Export Hub: The Shanghai factory is now Tesla’s main export hub, enabling better vehicle allocation to North America and introduction of Model Y in Europe.
  • Manufacturing Expansion: Factories in Austin and Berlin are nearing the production phase; ramping production there will initially pressure margins due to inefficiencies.
  • Financials:
    • Automotive Gross Margin: 30.5% (GAAP) and 28.8% excluding regulatory credits — highest yet for Tesla. Margin strength driven largely by volume increases, Model Y mix, and Shanghai factory performance.
    • Operating Margin: Just under 15%, exceeding long-term guidance.
    • Operating Cash Flow: Record $3.1B for the quarter.
    • Debt Reduction: Retired $1.8 billion of 2025 senior notes early.
  • Battery and FSD Updates:

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Lars Moravy: Vice President of Vehicle Engineering: Martin Viecha : Good afternoon, everyone and welcome to Tesla 's Third Quarter 2021 Q&A webcast. My name is Martin Viecha, Senior Director of Investor Relations and I'm joined today by our CFO, Zachary Kirkhorn, and our Senior VP, Drew Baglino, as well as other executives. Our Q3 results were announced at about 3 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. [Operator Instructions] But before we jump into the Q&A, Zach has some opening remarks. Zach? Zachary Kirkhorn : Yeah. Thanks, Martin. We're continuing to make great progress as a Company, setting new records on each of the most important financial metrics for Q3. Overall, we delivered just over 240,000 cars, 20% higher than last quarter, and 70% higher than the same quarter last year. We were also able to achieve an annualized production run rate of over 1 million cars towards the end of the quarter. The increase in production rate has primarily been driven by further ramping of the Model Y at our Shan

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