{"id":133161,"date":"2025-02-25T16:29:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T12:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abcmedia.am\/?p=133161"},"modified":"2025-02-25T16:50:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T12:50:22","slug":"tesla-sales-almost-halve-due-to-musks-interference-in-eu-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abcmedia.am\/en\/politics\/133161\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla sales almost halve due to Musk’s interference in EU politics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Texas-based carmaker sold 9,945 vehicles in Europe in January, down 45% from last year’s 18,161, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). Tesla’s share of the market dropped to 1% from 1.8%.<\/p>\n

The tech billionaire, a close adviser to the US president, has become a vocal supporter of Germany’s far-right AfD party in recent months, and described it in January as the “best hope for the future” in Germany.<\/p>\n

Musk also waded into the U.K.’s political row about grooming gangs.<\/p>\n

Emmanuel Macron, the French president, joined the Norwegian, British and German leaders in early January in responding to a barrage of hostile social media posts by Musk backing far-right political parties and criticizing leftwing politicians in Europe.<\/p>\n

Tesla sold 1,277 new cars last month in Germany, its lowest monthly total since July 2021, according to Bloomberg calculations. Sales in France plummeted 63% in its worst performance in the country since August 2022.<\/p>\n

The company also registered fewer vehicles in the UK than its Chinese electric car rival BYD for the first time. Tesla’s sales fell by nearly 8% in an EV market that grew by 42% last month.<\/p>\n

The slump came as the European market for new battery-electric cars grew by 34% to 124,341 units, capturing a 15% share of the total car market, the figures from the ACEA showed.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"