Tesla posts 9.4 percent fall in quarterly deliveries

Deliveries fell to about 22,200 vehicles in the fourth quarter from 24,500 vehicles in the preceding quarter. Tesla said production challenges, which started at the end of October and lasted through early December, shifted vehicle production toward the end of the quarter, resulting in delayed deliveries. "We tried to recover these deliveries and expedite others by the end of the quarter, time ran out before we could deliver all customer cars," the electric carmaker said.