Tesla deliveries miss estimates, as the company battles supply chain issues

Tesla had said that its delivery count is conservative and that final numbers could vary by 0.5% or more. Picture: David Zalubowski/AP

Tesla worldwide deliveries missed forecasts in the third quarter and the company warned of challenges in getting its cars to customers, suggesting that supply chain snarls remain a blight.

It delivered a record 343,830 cars worldwide in Q3. Analysts had expected that nearly 358,000 vehicles would be shipped, based on the average of estimates compiled by Bloomberg.