The company delivered more than 936,000 vehicles worldwide in 2021, up 87 percent from the year before and above the 50 percent average annual expansion projected over the course of several years. Tesla said supply chain issues would persist through 2022 and limit EV production.
Investors are tracking comments on Tesla’s two new factories in Texas and Berlin that eventually could double the company’s production capacity as competition heats up in the electric-vehicle market from legacy automakers as well as new entrants.
Analysts had expected the electric-vehicle maker to report revenue of $16.57 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
Tesla shares fell 2.3 percent to $915.50 in after hours trading.
This story will be updated.
Bloomberg contributed
