Tesla posts a wildly profitable Q3 despite difficult car market

Despite a global pandemic and ongoing chip shortage, Tesla continues to make money hand over fist. The company reported on Wednesday that it had a net income of $1.62 billion -- five times more than it did this time last year. What's more, Tesla's operating income grew some 54 percent over the past quarter to $2 billion. Company executives pointed to record-setting sales of both the Model 3 and Model Y -- a combined 232,102 units delivered during Q3 2021 -- for the explosive earnings growth, tho...