Tesla CEO Elon Musk will be back on the company's next earnings call in January after sitting out of the Q 3 event, which was handled by CFO Zachary Kirkhorn and investor relations director Martin Viecha.
In July, Musk announced that he would no longer be taking part in the quarterly updates unless there is something really important that I need to say. An update on the automaker's production plans appears to be an important thing.
This year has been such a supply chain nightmare, according to Musk on Monday. I will provide an updated product roadmap on the next earnings call. Musk made a statement while responding to questions from followers about the delayed Cybertruck, which he said is an insane technology bandwagon and will reach a post-apocalyptic future in which that technology will be brought to now. The introduction of the Tesla Semi and Roadster sports car has also been postponed, and the production of the truck was originally scheduled to begin this year, but has been pushed until late 2022.
Musk stated earlier in the day that Q 4 will still be very intense, just slightly less than in the past, despite reports that he had instructed staff to focus on cost controls rather than the all-out delivery push Tesla ends most quarters with.