Summary

Tesla’s sales in Germany fell 59% in January, reaching their lowest level since July 2021, as CEO Elon Musk’s political activities may be damaging the brand.

Musk’s support for Germany’s far-right AfD and controversial remarks about the country’s history have drawn criticism. Tesla also saw declines in France and the UK, key European EV markets.

Other factors, such as production changes and inventory shortages, contributed to the slump.

Competitors like Volkswagen and BMW gained market share, and rival EV makers are actively courting disaffected Tesla customers.

  • @reddig33
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    5311 hours ago

    When are the investors and employees going to wake up and kick Elon out of Tesla?

    • Blaster M
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      2111 hours ago

      Watch this be a 400 IQ move for Musk to cut away the one thing that his Red peers don’t like: icky clean energy things

      • @[email protected]
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        5 hours ago

        Yeah the cyber truck would sell a lot better if it was a diesel.

        The headlights aren’t blinding enough either.