The head of Tesla company Ilon Mask stated that the goal set earlier to collect 5 thousand cars of Model 3 per week by the end of June is "quite probable". According to him, now the assembly capacities of the company have already approached the weekly figure of three and a half thousand.

"These were the most painful, hellish few months in my life, but I think we are close to the goal," said Musk, speaking at the annual meeting of Tesla shareholders in Mountain View, California, Voice of America.

These words were voiced after the shareholders re-elected three directors and voted against the proposal to displace Mask from the position of the head of the company. Coming to the microphone after the announcement of the decision, Mask visibly nervous.

"We in Tesla collect our cars with love," he said.. "In many other companies, they are created without a soul, by marketing or finance departments. We are not perfect, but we are investing our heart in this business, and it's all the same to us ".

Tesla faced difficulties in securing the declared production volumes of Model 3, vital for the long-term profitability of the enterprise. Mask, who constantly assures investors that the company will not need to raise additional funds this year, also fell into the fire of criticism because of his behavior last month at a conference on Tesla's financial reporting where he failed to maintain self-control and sharply cut off two analysts, who asked to talk about difficulties with financing the company and problems with the mass production of Model 3. As a result, Tesla shares fell by almost 7 percent, costing the company two billion dollars of market value.

On Tuesday, the head of the company assured investors that he expects profits already in the third and fourth quarters of this year. He also promised that "very soon" will be announced the construction of the Tesla plant in Shanghai, which is currently negotiating with the Chinese government.