Tesla Model Y and Model 3 deliveries reach 478,237 in third quarter
Tesla reported more deliveries than it built, while Kelley Blue Book says EV prices slipped from a year ago.
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Tesla delivered 478,237 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in the third quarter of 2026, according to its production and delivery report. It built 457,387 of them. Tesla groups the two models together and does not give a Model Y figure alone.
Across all models, Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles and produced 464,391. The company also deployed 13.7 gigawatt-hours of energy storage products.
What buyers paid
Kelley Blue Book put Tesla's average transaction price at $54,345 in September. That is up 3.3% from August and up 0.4% from a year earlier.
For all electric vehicles, the September average was $55,879, down 3% from a year ago. EV incentives were 11% of the price, the lowest level of 2026.
Cox Automotive says the EV price premium over comparable gas models is now 11%. It averaged about 18% in 2025.
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