As we discussed earlier, as we discussed in back orders, energy deployments fluctuate quarter on quarter due to customer readiness, location of orders being fulfilled, and not necessarily an indicator of demand of production within the quarter. While we did see a decline in Q3, we expect to grow deployment sequentially in Q4 to end the year with more than double of last year. Energy margins in Q3 were a record at more than 30%. This is a function of mix of projects being deployed in the quarter.
Note that there will be fluctuation in margins as we manage through deployments and our inventory. Our pipeline and backlog continue to grow quarter over quarter as we fill our 2025 production slots, and we are doing our best to keep up with the demand. Just coming back on automotive margins. I talked about -- sorry, I talked about what is happening.