Tesla closed 2021 with record number of sales

With the acceleration it provides in European and Chinese sales, the company's production and sales figures are expected to increase much more rapidly with the Berlin and Austin factories coming into operation in 2022. According to the statement made by Tesla, it will be completed in 2021 despite the computer chip shortage that has interrupted automobile production worldwide. Tesla stated that they had delivered 936,172 vehicles. Despite the difficulties in chip supply, the electric automotive giant, which increased its production, especially in the Chinese market, made a record delivery in the sixth quarter of a row. Sales of Tesla Cars by Years 2021 - 936,172 2020 - 499,647 2019 - 367,656 2018 - 245,491 2017 - 103,014 2016 - 75,890 2015 - 50,792 2014 - 31,655 2013 - 22,442 2012 - 2,919 2011 - 674 2010 - 498 The overwhelming share of deliveries were the Model 3 sedan and Model Y hatchback. Tesla increased its sales despite the global shortage of computer chips that serve as the brains of various electronic devices, including motor controllers and touchscreens. The famine forced most automakers to close some factories for weeks at a time, preventing them from producing as many vehicles as they had planned. So how did Tesla cope with the chip crisis? Tesla overcame the chip crisis, which especially affected the automotive and technology sectors around the world, by strengthening the software infrastructure for alternative solutions, by using the advantage of working directly with chip companies, and by strengthening the integration of parts with its design knowledge from scratch.