The firm said it made $8.7bn in revenue in the three months to September, as deliveries rose 54%.
The firm said it still hoped to meet its goal of delivering more than 500,000 vehicles this year but warned this had "become more difficult".
So far, Tesla has delivered fewer than 320,00 cars to customers this year - but nearly half of those - 139,593 - came in the three months ended 30 September.
