AP Top News｜特斯拉年度利润跌至疫情以来最低水平

NEW YORK (AP) Teslas annual profit plunged to its lowest level since the pandemic five years ago as it ceded the title of the worlds biggest electric vehicle maker to a Chinese rival and boycotts hammered sales.

The EV company run by Elon Musk reported Wednesday that net income last year dropped 46% to $3.8 billion. It was the second year in a row with a steep drop in profit. The decline came despite the introduction of cheaper models and Musks promise to remain laser-focused on the company after a foray into U.S politics.

Still, Tesla investors have kept the faith in Musk. The stock is up 9% in the past year.

Musk has been urging investors to focus less on car sales and more on what he considers a bright new future of robotaxis ferrying millions around in cars without drivers, or even steering wheels, and robots watering plants and taking care of elderly parents. Investors and analysts expect to hear more from Musk on those plans in a conference call later Wednesday.

For the fourth quarter of last year, Teslas net income dropped 61% to $840 million, or 24 cents. Excluding one-time charges, net income totaled 50 cents per share, compared to analysts forecast of 45 cents.

纽约（美联社）——特斯拉年度利润跌至五年前疫情以来的最低水平，该公司将全球最大电动汽车制造商的头衔让给了一家中国竞争对手，同时抵制活动也重创了其销量。

埃隆·马斯克执掌的电动汽车公司周三报告称，去年净利润下降46%至38亿美元，这是连续第二年出现利润大幅下滑。尽管该公司推出了更便宜的车型，且马斯克在涉足美国政坛后承诺将全力聚焦公司业务，但利润仍持续走低。

尽管如此，特斯拉的投资者们依然对马斯克保持信心。过去一年中，该公司股价上涨了9%。

马斯克一直敦促投资者减少对汽车销量的关注，转而聚焦于他所构想的崭新未来——无人驾驶出租车（甚至无需方向盘）将运送数百万乘客，机器人将负责浇灌植物和照料年迈的父母。投资者和分析师预计，马斯克将在周三晚些时候的电话会议上进一步阐述这些计划。

去年第四季度，特斯拉净利润下降61%，至8.4亿美元（合每股24美分）。剔除一次性费用后，每股净利润为50美分，高于分析师预测的45美分。