Elon Musk 00:00:17 - 00:00:36
Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon everyone, and welcome to Tesla's 2023 annual shareholder meeting in Austin, Texas. My name is Martin Vieka. I'm vice president of Investor relations, and I will be the chair of today's meeting.
Elon Musk 00:00:37 - 00:00:57
First of all, I really wanted to thank everyone who continues to do this trip on annual basis and shows up every time. It's really quite something that we have a following as dedicated as this. So thank you very much for that. I also wanted to thank our first time visitors.
Elon Musk 00:00:57 - 00:01:47
I know that many of you won a lottery to come for the first time to a Tesla shareholder meeting. You'll probably notice that unlike many other shareholder meetings of other companies, this one tends to be a bit more fun. So hope you enjoy that. But the last thing I really wanted to say is that just thank you so much for all your support over the years. We really feel like you're part of our mission, part of our story, and it's something we truly, truly value. So thank you so much for that. There will be two parts of today's meeting. First, the formal part of the meeting, where we will cover items that stockholders have been asked to vote on, as well as any other matters that are properly presented.
Elon Musk 00:01:48 - 00:02:20
And after the voting, I will introduce Tesla's cofounder and CEO and techno, Kink Elon Musk, who will give a presentation about Tesla's year in review. But at this time, I'd like to thank the members of the Tesla team and the board who are here with us here today. Representative from Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Tesla's independent auditor, present with us as well. But before we begin, I'd like to introduce you to Tesla's chair, Robin Denholm, who would like to say a few words.
Guest 1 00:02:27 - 00:03:34
I'm a little bit shorter, so hello everyone. On behalf of the board, I am really honored to welcome you all here today to the 2023 annual shareholder meeting. It's wonderful for me to see everyone in the room today and also the many investors that have joined us today via the virtual livestream. It's our third straight year of having the annual meeting here in Austin. At the first meeting, the factory was still in the early stages of development, with equipment being installed and commissioned. During the 2022 meeting, production had started to ramp as we produced about 1600 vehicles that week. And now, less than a year later, we have more than tripled the amount, having achieved production of 5000 cars in a single week. A huge congratulation to the Texas team.