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Tesla Q3: Price Cuts, China Demand and FSD Attach — Margin Squeeze or the Start of a Volume-Led Turnaround?

Tesla returned to top-line growth in the third quarter even as profitability remained under pressure, underscoring a pivotal strategic question for investors: Are price cuts and incentives merely compressing margins, or are they seeding a durable, volume-led recovery as energy scales and autonomy inches forward? The company delivered a record quarter for vehicle deliveries and accelerated its energy business, but missed on earnings, reported sharply lower regulatory credit revenue, and acknowledged meaningful cost headwinds. The result is a mixed but decipherable picture. U.S. demand benefited from a rush to capture federal EV incentives before they expired at the end of September, likely pulling sales forward and creating a fourth-quarter air pocket. China showed signs of life—helped by new variants and heavier incentives—while Europe remained a soft spot amid intensified competition and brand challenges. Meanwhile, Full Self-Driving attach improved but remains a small contributor to revenue today, and the energy segment has become a meaningful, tangible growth engine. This article unpacks the quarter and maps two competing paths for the next leg: a volume-led turnaround versus persistent margin pressure.

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After Tesla’s Oct. 1 Q3 Print: What the Numbers Really Mean for EV Demand, Margins and FSD

Tesla’s third-quarter sales print delivered a surprise—and a signal. Deliveries rose roughly 7% year over year to 497,099 vehicles, reversing two straight quarters of declines and outpacing muted expectations of about 456,000. Shares spiked intraday toward the $470 level following the report, reflecting optimism around a cheaper Model Y and a broader non-auto narrative that now leans on software and robotics. But the headline number, strong as it looks, sits at the intersection of policy-driven pull-forward demand and a more uncertain underlying run-rate. With the federal $7,500 EV credit expiring on Sept. 30, industry sales surged in Q3 as buyers accelerated purchases. That sets up October and November as critical months to measure demand resilience—and to gauge how Tesla balances volumes, pricing, and margins just as regulators intensify scrutiny of its Full Self-Driving software. This analysis unpacks the unit beat, examines near-term demand scenarios, walks through the margin math in a post-credit environment, assesses the FSD regulatory overhang, and details the markers to watch on the upcoming earnings call.

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