(Adds details on deliveries throughout, shares in paragraph 4)
Oct 2 (Reuters) - Nikola NKLA.O said on Wednesday it
delivered 88 hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks to its dealers
in the third quarter, up from 72 trucks in the previous
three-month period, signaling steady demand for the company's
big rigs.
The company had expected to sell between 80 and 100 units
during the period. Nikola had reported an 80% surge sequentially
in the second quarter.
It also said it has delivered 200 hydrogen fuel cell trucks
to dealers so far this year.
Shares of Nikola rose about 2% in premarket trading.
(Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil
D'Silva and Shilpi Majumdar)
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