Tesla on Tuesday reported a significant drop in profit in the three-month period between April and June, a result of the electric car company’s sluggish sales.
The automaker said it earned $1.5 billion in the second quarter of the year on revenue of $25.5 billion.
In the second quarter of 2023, Tesla made $2.7 billion and had revenue of $24.9 billion.
The company’s current operating profit margin, a measure of how much money it makes on every dollar of revenue, was 6.3 percent, compared with 9.6 percent in the same period a year ago.
The results will most likely heighten pressure on Tesla and its chief executive, Elon Musk, to show that the company can find new ways to grow and make money.
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Tesla, Elon Musk