The sales of vehicles made by Musk's Tesla fell sharply in the European Union in the first months of 2025.

Summary

Tesla’s EU vehicle sales dropped 49% in January and February 2025, with registrations falling to 19,046.

Analysts link the decline to Elon Musk’s political alignment with Trump and nationalist European parties, sparking backlash, including arson and vandalism at Tesla facilities.

Compounding issues, newer Chinese-made EVs are surpassing Tesla sales in Europe, with Tesla’s market share falling from 18.4% to 7.7% year-to-date.

  • ssillyssadassEnglish
    12•7 days ago

    I wonder if Tesla will be considered a good car brand in 100 years, like how Volkswagen is today.

    • @IphtashuFitz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12•7 days ago

      I think it would require massive changes from the top down:

      • New CEO
      • New Board of Directors
      • Focus on quality over stupid gimmicks like fart mode
      • Focus on existing issues over self-driving moonshot that’s been promised & delayed for close to a decade now.

      And so on…

        • exuEnglish
          4•6 days ago

          VW definitely fixed the first two points though and the other two don’t apply.