Jess Weatherbed
Europeans aren’t buying Elon Musk’s ‘Swastikars.’
Tesla sales have plummeted in several countries over the last month, dropping by 38 percent in Norway, 63 percent in France, and 75 percent in Spain. Only 1,277 new Teslas were registered in Germany in January, a 60 percent drop compared to the previous year.
While Tesla now faces stiffer competition in Europe, Wired says the decline is probably linked to Elon Musk’s increasingly controversial behavior — an understandable reaction from a region that’s unlikely to tolerate certain arm gestures at political rallies.
