# Musk’s five million Tesla sales goal demands a sharp growth rebound

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/elon-musk-says-tesla-will-sell-5-million-cars-by-2030-math-says-otherwise/
- Published: 2026-10-22T17:42:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T17:53:13+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1016055/elon-musk-tesla-5-million-cars-2030-reality-check
- Topics: Business, Companies, Football, Sport

## Key points

- Musk forecasts five million Tesla deliveries a year by 2030.
- Sales fell from 1.81 million in 2023 to 1.64 million in 2025.
- Reaching the target would require roughly 25 per cent annual growth.

## Summary

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk says the company has a “good shot” at delivering five million vehicles a year by 2030, a target that would require a major acceleration after two years of falling sales. The article argues Tesla lacks the models and factory capacity to reach that level under its current business model, and that Musk’s latest forecast is far below his earlier prediction of 20 million annual sales by 2030.

Tesla deliveries peaked at 1.81 million in 2023, then fell to 1.79 million in 2024 and 1.64 million in 2025. Reaching five million from the 2025 figure would require about 25 per cent annual growth; the article notes Tesla may rely on new products and its robotaxi and AI plans, while questioning whether those can generate enough demand.

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