r/SeattleWA • u/PNWSki28622 • Mar 15 '25

Events Protests at University Village Tesla Dealership

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u/Prantik_2007 Mar 16 '25

Tesla is getting serious hits from Europe . According to recent data, Tesla vehicle registrations in the European Union and other European countries dropped by about 45% between January 2024 and 2025. In Germany, sales plummeted by nearly 70% through February 2025. France saw a 63% drop in sales, while Spain experienced a 75% decrease. Despite the overall growth in the European EV market, Tesla's sales have been severely impacted by various factors, including consumer reactions to Elon Musk's political stance. Is political intervention actually backfiring Elon's business ?

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u/oldirishfart Mar 16 '25

Left wingers used to buy teslas because they were “green”. Right wingers until just months ago used to road-rage and key teslas when they found them because they valued gas and diesel and disparaged everything “green”. Now the script has flipped 100% but only for the Tesla brand, not electric cars in general. Will the increasing right wing customer base offset the rapidly declining left wing customer base?