Tesla’s vehicle production and delivery numbers for Q4′ 2019 are out and gives us a clear picture of the entire 2019, let’s dive into the pluses and minuses the automaker has went through the last year.

Tesla Model 3 is the main catalyst that has taken Tesla to the mainstream, when Model 3 deliveries started in 2017 the company only aimed to deliver 100,000 cars in total (including the S and X) but in 2018 Tesla delivered 237,850 Model S, 3, and X, that is more than +100% growth year-over-year (YoY).

Compared to 2018 Tesla has delivered 367,200 cars with an overall growth of +54.3% and is expected to expand further next year as Gigafactory Shanghai gets in full throttle with Model 3 and Model Y production, and Tesla Model Y production starts according to plan, hoping for around half a million global deliveries shouldn’t bother anyone (see table 1.2 below).

Tesla’s growth from the first to the last quarter of 2019 has also been due to the massive deliveries of the Model 3, in Q3′ we saw a -1.4% decline in Model S and X deliveries but in Q4′ it has surged to +11.7% compared to Q3′ 2019, Let’s look at table 1.1 below that shows Tesla’s production and deliveries growth in terms of QoQ last year.