Tesla has made just 260 Model 3 cars

Luxury electric vehicle maker Tesla said on Monday its deliveries rose 4.5 percent in the third quarter from the prior-year period, but said'production bottlenecks' had left the company behind its planned ramp-up for the new Model 3 mass-market sedan. Tesla said it delivered 26,150 vehicles in the third quarter, including 14,065 Model S vehicles and 11,865 Model X cars, up 17.7 percent from the second quarter of this year. The company, based in Palo Alto, California, delivered just 220 Model 3 sedans and produced 260 during the quarter. Tesla said on Monday its deliveries rose 4.5 percent in the third quarter from the prior-year period, but said'production bottlenecks' had left the company behind its planned ramp-up for the new Model 3 The first models of the 35,000 (£27,000) electric vehicle begin production this week. The five-seat sedan will travel 215 miles (133 kilometres) on a single charge.