Tesla's first-quarter deliveries miss estimates as tax credit expiry weighs

April 2 (Reuters) - Tesla TSLA.O missed Wall Street expectations for first-quarter deliveries on Thursday, as the expiry of U.S. tax credits on the purchase of electric vehicles weighed on demand.

The company delivered 358,023 vehicles in the January-March period, down 14.4% from the fourth quarter, up 6.3% from a year earlier.

Analysts on average had expected deliveries of 368,903 vehicles, according to Visible Alpha data.