text: Cost of automotive sales revenue increased $87 million, or 1%, in the three months ended September 30, 2024 as 
  compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 due to the increases in deliveries year over year as discussed above, 
  partially offset by a decrease in the average combined cost per unit of our vehicles primarily from lower raw material costs, 
  freight and duties as well as mix. 
  
  Cost of automotive sales revenue decreased $2.32 billion, or 5%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as 
  compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 due to a decrease in the average combined cost per unit of our vehicles 
  primarily from lower raw material costs, freight and duties as well as mix, in addition to the volume changes in deliveries year 
  over year as discussed above. The decreases were partially offset by higher costs for Cybertruck and the updated Model 3 at our 
  Fremont factory as a result of the temporary under-utilization of manufacturing capacity as production ramps. 
  
  Cost of automotive leasing revenue decreased $54 million, or 18%, in the three months ended September 30, 2024 as 
  
  compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. Cost of automotive leasing revenue decreased $211 million, or 22%, 
  in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decreases were 
  primarily due to a decrease in direct sales-type leasing cost of revenue driven by lower deliveries and a decrease in our direct 
  operating lease cost of revenue driven by lower lease payoffs compared to the prior periods. 