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Tesla Faces Q1 2025 Challenges with Weak Deliveries and Margin Decline

The EV maker reports significant delivery shortfalls and declining profitability, while teasing strategic pivots in affordable models and autonomous services.

FILE - Tesla vehicles line a parking lot at the company's Fremont, Calif., factory on Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, file)
FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk walks to the stage to speak at the Butler Farm Show, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)
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Overview

  • Tesla's Q1 2025 vehicle deliveries totaled 336,681, down approximately 50,000 units compared to the same quarter in 2024, marking a significant shortfall.
  • Wall Street estimates revenue at $21.3 billion and earnings per share at $0.41, reflecting reduced expectations following weaker deliveries and pricing pressures.
  • Gross profit margins are under scrutiny, with analysts predicting a potential second consecutive year of declines, raising concerns about Tesla's profitability.
  • The company plans to address these challenges by introducing a lower-cost Model Y later this year and launching a paid robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, in June, though these initiatives remain speculative.
  • Tesla's energy storage deployments grew to 10.4 GWh in Q1 2025, signaling progress in its diversification efforts despite ongoing trade tensions, including a suspension of Model S and X orders in China.