Like Netflix and its total subscriber number, Tesla watchers tend to pay the most attention to the number of vehicles the company is producing and delivering. Wednesday’s earnings call will give the company the opportunity to forecast how 2017 will look.In 2016, Tesla delivered 76.230 vehicles. Q4 alone saw deliveries of around 22,000 - about 3,000 short of expectations. The reason given was “short term production challenges”.The Model 3 is scheduled to begin delivery in the second half of the year so a statement from the company saying that these issues are sufficiently addressed and production is still on schedule will be important.A delivery estimate of 110,000 would be a 44% improvement over 2016. If production is on schedule and the Model 3 begins rolling off the line as planned, there’s no reason to think that the 110,000 milestone can’t easily be passed. But Tesla doesn’t necessarily have a strong history of avoiding delays and hitting delivery forecasts.I think Tesla will forecast fewer than 110,000 deliveries in 2017 despite the ramp up the company should see from the Model 3.Do you think that Tesla will be able to exceed delivery estimates in 2017? Vote or post in the comments below. Requires signing in. That’s easy: Just use your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or StockTwits credentials.