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Registrations of Tesla vehicles reportedly plummeted 76% in Germany last month, evidence of a consumer backlash against the electric vehicle maker in protest of CEO Musk’s political efforts.
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The company's range of cars faces steepened competition from Chinese firm BYD, but experts also believe Musk's controversial role in the Trump administration have had an effect too.
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Germany has not shut down electric carmaker Tesla's operations in the country, according to spokespersons for the federal government and Germany’s largest labour union, who spoke to Reuters to counter a false claim online.
Protesters from New York to Berlin called for a boycott against Tesla, denouncing the company's CEO, Elon Musk.
The ambitious two-stage launch vehicle is designed for sending small and medium-sized satellites into orbit much like rivals including Elon Musk's SpaceX. More than six years in development, Spectrum was due to launch on Monday from Andøya Space ...
Elon Musk commented on Isar Aerospace's failed Spectrum rocket launch, stating that spaceflight challenges are significant. Germany's first private or
It comes as Tesla battles falling sales and protests.
It sure looks like most of Germany's EV-buying public are not fans of the fact that Tesla CEO Elon Musk cozied up to the country's far-right AfD party during their recent election. Sales dropped ...
German police said that four vehicles were set on fire in Berlin on Friday morning, and that political motives could not be ruled out.
Saskatoon was one of several cities across the country where weekend protests at Tesla dealerships targeting company owner Elon Musk, who has faced criticism for his public support for the far-right Alternative for Germany party and laying off thousands of federal workers in the U.
In March 2025, a rumor began to spread online that Germany, one of the world's leading producers of cars, had shut down Tesla production. For example, someone posted on X on March 25, 2025, that Germany's move extended to the whole of the U.S. car industry ( archived ):