Despite chip shortage, Tesla delivers close to 1 million cars in 2021 becoming world's biggest EV maker

For the first time in history of Tesla, the US electric carmaker has delivered close to a million vehicles in a calender year. Tesla reported a record sales of 936,172 vehicles in 2021, an 87 per cent increase over the 499,550 vehicle deliveries Tesla made in 2020. Both the Model 3 and Y made up the most of deliveries at 936,172 shipments, compared to the 24,964 Model S and X deliveries, which are among the expensive Tesla models globally.