Tesla reported higher global third-quarter auto deliveries on Thursday, joining a broad slate of automakers seeing a surge in electric vehicles ahead of the phaseout of a US tax credit.

The US EV maker reported deliveries of 497,099, up seven percent from the year-ago level, reversing a series of declines in three straight quarters attributed partly to backlash to CEO Elon Musk's political activism.

While the figures did not break down sales by region, automakers saw a jump in US electric vehicle sales due to the September 30 expiration of a tax credit under legislation backed by President Donald Trump.

Recent quarters have seen Tesla sales sink as the company faced blowback over Musk's embrace of far-right political figures. Musk officially left his position with the Trump administrati

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