Tesla Q1 deliveries seen rebounding nearly 10% from year-ago slump

Tesla cars charge at a Supercharger charging station of the electric vehicle (EV) maker in Beijing, China March 24, 2025. REUTERS/Florence Lo

April 1 (Reuters) - Tesla's first-quarter ⁠deliveries are expected to climb nearly 10% from ⁠a year-earlier slump, when a major backlash against ‌Elon Musk's far-right political rhetoric weighed heavily on sales.

The Elon Musk-led EV maker is expected to report deliveries before the markets open on ​Thursday.

(Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru and Abhirup Roy in San Francisco; Editing by Anil D'Silva)