TESLA sales have weakened worldwide while consumers postpone the CEO of Elon Musk and its political involvement with the Trump administration.
The company’s stock dropped by 15% at the end of the day on Monday, Its greatest decrease in five years, while the stock market plunged after President Donald Trump hinted on Sunday a recession. And the president seems to have taken note of Tesla’s dip – in an article on social social on Monday evening, he blamed “Radical Left Lunatics” for the boycott of the company EV of Musk and is committed to “buy a brand new Tesla”.
The automaker could use boost. Recent data show that brand sales have experienced a major market drop around the world. According to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), Tesla sold just under 7,517 vehicles in Europe in January, half of what it sold in January the previous year. It is despite sales of electric battery and hybrid vehicles of any brand increasing in January while the EU continues to strengthen the regulations on the emissions of new vehicles.
Looking at Germany, the largest market for EU electric vehicles, the country experienced a 30% increase on the other of electric vehicle sales in February, but Tesla sales fell by more than 70% compared to last year, less than 1,500 new teslas were recorded in the country in February.
Other European countries have also seen sales drop. Between January and February 2025, Tesla recorded a 50% drop in sales in Portugal and 45% in France according to ReutersWhile sales fell 42% in Sweden and 48% in Norway.
Sales also fall outside Europe. In Australia, data from the Electric Vehicle Council show that Tesla sales fell by more than 70% compared to last year – registering only 1,592 sales in February, against 5,665 in February 2024, the Tutor Reports.
Meanwhile, Tesla shipments from China fell 49% in February, while the automaker has sent 30,688 vehicles – the lowest monthly figure since July 2022, according to Bloomberg. Tesla faced growing competition from the manufacturers of national electric vehicles in the country – the Chinese automaker by Chinese Byd sold more than 318,000 electric cars and hybrid cars last month, an increase of 161% compared to last year.
In California – The largest internal electric vehicle market thanks to its state mandate that 35% of new 2026 cars models sold by car manufacturers must be zero emissions – Tesla sales have dropped for the fifth consecutive quarter, according to the latest data from California Car Dealers Association (CNCDA).
However, not all markets were affected. Great Britain experienced a record number of sales of electric vehicles in 2024 and Tesla sales increased by 20% in February.
Musk did not comment on the sales plunge, but when he was asked Larry Kudlow of Fox Business how he managed his other companies, the billionaire said: “With great difficulty.”
