Tesla Motors delivered 14,370 vehicles to customers in the second quarter of this year, over 15 percent less than its own target, the U.S. electric-car maker has said.
The number of deliveries was also a decline of 450 vehicles from the previous quarter, making the California-based automaker unlikely to meet prior expectations for delivering 80,000 to 90,000 vehicles this year.
The decline was due to an "extreme production ramp up" and a number of custom-ordered vehicles still being shipped, Tesla said Sunday in a statement, adding that it anticipates delivering 50,000 vehicles in the second half of the year.
The company produced a total of 18,345 vehicles in the second quarter of this year, a 20 percent increase from the previous quarter, with nearly half of those vehicles produced in June, said the statement.
Last week, Tesla drew scrutiny as details emerged about the death of a driver using the semi-autonomous mode of a Tesla S, a luxury model.
The accident took place on May 7, and Tesla said Thursday it learned the evening before that the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is opening a preliminary evaluation into Tesla vehicle's autopilot feature.
