Elon Musk Hails Tesla Reaching Goal Of 5,000 Model 3s A Week

In a photograph from May, a 2018 Tesla Model 3 sits at a dealership in Littleton, Colo

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk is celebrating the company having reached its goal of producing 5,000 Model 3 electric cars a week by the end of June.

“We did it!” Musk wrote in an email to the company, as reported on the website Electrek, which follows Tesla closely. “What an incredible job by an amazing team.”

Musk also said Tesla had produced 2,000 Model S sedans and Model X sport-utility vehicles in addition to the Model 3s, bringing total production to 7,000 vehicles a week.