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Principal Analyst and Technology Futurist at Atherton Research
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For the first time ever, Tesla sold more vehicles[+][-] than Mercedes-Benz in a quarter.Atherton Research
For the first time ever, Tesla sold more vehicles than Mercedes-Benz in a quarter.
In the third quarter – July to September – of this year, the Silicon Valley automaker sold 69,925 Model 3, S and X while the German car giant sold 66,542 vehicles, excluding commercial vans (Freightliner, Metris, and Sprinter).
For the same period, BMW sold 71,679 vehicles and in a note to clients, my company, Atherton Research expects Tesla to also outsell the Bavarian luxury carmaker during the last quarter of the year as the Palo Alto, California, company accelerates its production cadence.
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Jean Baptiste "Jeb" Su is Principal Analyst and Technology Futurist at Atherton Technology Research, a global strategy and intelligence consultancy firm located in Silicon Valley, advising clients plan, build and deliver successful go-to-market strategies. Prior to joining Atherton Research, Jeb was an award-winning journalist covering for 25+ years the Business of Technology (B2B and B2C) since the early 1990s at IDG Communications, Vivendi Universal Publishing, LVMH, Roularta Media and most recently FORBES. A passionate of all things tech, Jeb earned a BSc (Hns) in Computing for Real-Time Systems from Bristol Polytechnic (UK) and built his first computer at the age of 7.Read MoreRead Less