Technology2 Apr 2026SEO 881 min read

Analysis: Tesla’s cheaper vehicles aren’t helping its declining sales

Tesla spent more than a year touting that “more affordable” cars were on the way, and they finally arrived last October , with stripped-down versio…

Tesla spent more than a year touting that “more affordable” cars were on the way, and they finally arrived last October , with stripped-down versions of the Model Y and Model 3 starting at $39,990 and $36,990, respectively. But the new vehicles are not moving the needle much for Tesla’s overall sales, first-quarter figures show. Tesla said Thursday that it delivered 358,023 EVs globally in the first three months of the year, below analysts’ expectations of of around 368,…

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