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Randy Kirk“The most important territory in terms of the numbers that we will reach in the third quarter, which I'm already predicting will be over 500,000.”
Thesis at the time
BullishThe hosts discuss Tesla's global delivery and production trends, highlighting strong Model Y and Model 3 sales in Europe, expansion into new markets like Colombia and Japan, and production constraints in China. They express optimism that Q3 deliveries will be strong, driven by seasonal demand and international market expansion, though Cybertruck production remains a drag.
Key arguments
- Model Y is the best-selling EV worldwide and dominating in Europe with huge volume over competitors like BYD.
- Tesla continues to expand into new international markets (Colombia, Japan, Korea) with strong uptake among upper-income buyers.
- China's Giga Shanghai appears to be running at max capacity around 85-90k cars/month.
- Q3 and Q4 are historically the strongest 'car season' quarters for Tesla.
- The updated Model Y and new Model Y L variant have meaningful product improvements (heat pump, glass, seating modes) that are driving demand.
Counter-arguments acknowledged
- Cybertruck production difficulties are a drag on overall delivery numbers.
- China production may be maxed out with no clear evidence of expanded throughput.
- Tesla priced itself out of markets like India where the value proposition doesn't match cost.
Hedges and caveats (from the video)
- Discussion acknowledges EV adoption has 'sputtered and stalled in the US' despite strong international growth
- Notes that Tesla vehicles are expensive and unaffordable in many markets outside wealthy tourist destinations
- Relies on partial sales data (only through June from some sources)
- Prediction of Q3 2024+ performance dependent on factory throughput and sales execution
The call
- Date said
- Aug 9, 2026
- Timeframe
- third quarter
- Confidence
- medium
- Specificity
- specific
How it resolved
- Status
- unverifiable
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Confidence Reasoning
Speaker uses confident framing ('already predicting') but the claim is about delivery/production units, not a stock price, so it's capped as a conviction-level (Tier 2) call rather than a specific financial target.
Source
Tesla Stock Will Go Up When This Happens
Said on Aug 9, 2026Open on YouTube ↗