Even though this is a record number of deliveries, it falls just short of Wall Street's expectations. Tesla delivered 201,250 vehicles in the second quarter of 2021, a company record but still slightly short of Wall Street expectations. During the same time period, Elon Musk's company produced 206,421 vehicles.

The majority of Tesla's vehicles produced during the quarter – 204,081 – were Model 3 and Model Y designs. In addition, Tesla produced 2,340 Model S and Model X vehicles, though the company did not specify how many Model S sedans were the high-end Plaid variant, which has only recently begun shipping to customers.

Tesla held a delivery event earlier this month for the redesigned Model S, which includes a new powertrain, more horsepower, a new landscape touchscreen, and steering wheel, and increased range.

The second-quarter delivery numbers broke the previous quarter’s record when Tesla delivered nearly 185.000 vehicles. Tesla has been ramping up production capacity, including building new factories in Texas and Germany and CEO Elon Musk’s goal of delivering 500,000 cars in 2020.

Tesla, like the rest of the auto industry, has struggled with a parts shortage, including a shortage of semiconductors. Musk tweeted in May that prices were rising due to “supply chain price-pressure industry-wide [sic].”

The second quarter also saw the departure of several high-level Tesla executives, including former long-time acting general counsel Al Prescott in April, and both deputy general counsel Lynn Miller and former president of automotive and heavy trucking Jerome Guillen in June.