US electric vehicle maker Tesla's financial results for the three months to last month saw higher sales and profits due to strong sales in China.

Tesla announced on the 26th that the financial results from January to last month were sales of 10,389 million dollars, about 1.1 trillion yen in Japanese yen, due to strong sales in China. It increased by about 74% compared to the same period of the year.



The final profit was 438 million dollars, about 47 billion yen, which was a significant increase from the previous year, resulting in higher sales and profits.



Global sales were 184,877 units, almost double the previous year.



Meanwhile, a Tesla car crashed into a roadside tree in southern Texas on the 17th, killing two men on board, and local police officials said no one was in the driver's seat at the time of the accident. It shows the view that he was not sitting.



Regarding this, a Tesla executive said at a press conference after the announcement of financial results, "When I examined the car that caused the accident with the US Department of Transportation, I found that the steering wheel was greatly deformed. At the time of the accident, someone was sitting in the driver's seat. It may have happened. "



Tesla's car has a function called "autopilot" that automatically controls the steering wheel and brakes, but the driver does not have to be involved in driving, and it gives a misunderstanding as if it is completely automatic driving. There have been criticisms, and there is a lot of interest in the whereabouts of the accident investigation.