[jacquesm]

It may move volume up enough for a brief period to display profitability, but the catch is that if the quarter following it does not have a very special attraction of its own that you will likely see the quarter after it substantially lower. Essentially it moves sales from the next quarter to the current one.

Tesla likely reasoned that they would have a huge up in Q4 and instead of having one quarter with profitability (Q4) they could spread it out and show two consecutive profitable quarters with even higher profits in Q4.

This may indicate they will be attempting to raise more money early next year, it's the kind of 'good news' that investors like to see.