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Tesla posted a record revenue in the July to September period.New Delhi: Tesla Inc on Wednesday beat Wall Street expectations for
third-quarter revenue on the back of record deliveries as the electric car maker navigated through a prolonged global shortage of chips and
raw materials.Tesla said it aims to increase production in the fourth quarter from the previous quarter, adding that "the magnitude of
growth will be determined largely by outside factors.""A variety of challenges, including semiconductor shortages, congestion at ports and
rolling blackouts, have been impacting our ability to keep factories running at full speed," the company said.Tesla, the world's most
valuable automaker, has weathered the pandemic and the global supply-chain crisis better than rivals, posting record revenue for the fifth
consecutive quarter in the July to September period, fueled by a production ramp-up at its Chinese factory.Led by billionaire Elon Musk,
Tesla faces challenges of maintaining its growth in the face of a prolonged chip shortage, with its factories starting production in Berlin
and Texas this year.Tesla shares, up about 23% this year, were down about 0.6% in extended trade late on Wednesday.Revenue rose to $13.76
billion from $8.77 billion a year earlier.Analysts had expected revenue of about $13.63 billion, according to IBES data from
Refinitiv.Tesla's automotive gross margin, excluding environmental credits, rose to 28.8%, from 25.8% the previous quarter.Tesla has been
raising prices in the United States, which helped cushion the impact of the supply-chain costs, analysts said."Tesla's average selling price
(ASP) of vehicles were higher than expected and the U.S
market drove that," said Gene Munster, managing partner at venture capital firm Loup Ventures, an investor in Tesla.Tesla said its ongoing
cost-cutting efforts helped counter the declines in its ASPs stemming from sales of lower-priced vehicles like the Model 3 and Model Y.Tesla
has cut costs with the use of more Chinese parts including batteries.The company posted robust sales in China, where its Shanghai factory
has surpassed the Tesla factory in Fremont, California, in terms of production
Tesla deliveries rise for the sixth consecutive quarter.(This story has not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is auto-generated
