Almost 46 percent fewer Tesla cars were registered in Germany in April than the same month last year (John MACDOUGALL) <\/p>\n
Tesla sales nosedived again in Germany last month even as electric vehicle sales rose strongly, data showed Tuesday, as German drivers voted with their wallets against billionaire owner Elon Musk.<\/p>\n
Just 885 Tesla electric vehicles (EVs) were registered in April, 45.9 percent fewer than the same month last year, the KBA federal transport authority said.<\/p>\n
That was almost half as many as BYD, a Chinese competitor, managed: 1,556 BYDs were registered in April, a rise of 756 percent on the year.<\/p>\n
At the same time, overall EV registrations rose 53.5 percent year-on-year and now account for almost 19 percent of the market, the highest share since the government removed a subsidy for electric vehicles in December 2023.<\/p>\n
Tesla’s sales have been slowing worldwide due to a combination of fierce Chinese competition as well as anger at Musk’s outspoken political positions.<\/p>\n
He has faced particular hostility in Germany for backing the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) before February’s general election by appearing via video link at a rally and broadcasting a conversation with its co-leader, Alice Weidel, on his X platform.<\/p>\n
Other political parties in Germany shun the AfD and Germany’s domestic intelligence agency last week classified it as a right-wing extremist organisation.<\/p>\n
Some German Tesla drivers have put “I bought this before Elon went crazy” stickers on their vehicles and the backlash has also taken more forceful forms.<\/p>\n
Tesla cars have been targeted in suspected arson attacks in Berlin and Dresden, and protesters have staged demonstrations against the carmaker.<\/p>\n
Over the three months to April, Tesla registrations fell a whopping 60.4 percent from the same period a year ago.<\/p>\n
Overall car registrations in Germany fell 0.2 percent in April versus the previous year, a sign that the market is stabilising after they fell almost four percent in March.<\/p>\n
Tesla chairman Robyn Denholm last week denied that the carmaker’s board was looking to replace Musk as CEO.<\/p>\n
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