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Tesla sales drop for fifth month in a row in Europe

(abcnews.go.com)
152 points doener | 14 comments | 29 Jun 25 21:50 UTC | HN request time: 1.144s | source | bottom
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octaane ◴[29 Jun 25 22:03 UTC] No.44416911[source]▶
Is anyone surprised by this? Europeans still vividly remember, and are reminded, of the cost of WWII. When the head of a company, no matter how trendy, sieg heils on stage (twice!) and then goes on to publicly appear at far-right german political rallies - europeans take note, and act accordingly.
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1. ChocolateGod ◴[29 Jun 25 22:26 UTC] No.44417122[source]▶
Better value electric cars from China
2. arp242 ◴[29 Jun 25 22:28 UTC] No.44417145[source]▶
It was widely covered throughout Europe. And widely despised throughout Europe across the political spectrum from left to right. To suggest it's unrelated is a profoundly unserious suggestion.
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3. sgdpk ◴[29 Jun 25 22:29 UTC] No.44417153[source]▶
We have been pretty well informed of Musk's shenanigans in Portugal. His sieg heil spread pretty quickly.
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4. NicoJuicy ◴[29 Jun 25 22:30 UTC] No.44417158[source]▶
Competitors have the same issue, but not the same decline :)
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5. jeffgreco ◴[29 Jun 25 22:31 UTC] No.44417174[source]▶
EV sales are up 25%.
6. tzs ◴[29 Jun 25 22:32 UTC] No.44417185[source]▶
Those would all affect the rest of the EV market too, but overall that is up.
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7. thuridas ◴[29 Jun 25 22:33 UTC] No.44417192[source]▶
Oh. We know. It is as we didn't have internet.

His association with Trump didn't help

8. monkeyelite ◴[29 Jun 25 23:31 UTC] No.44417602[source]▶
How about the US EV market in Europe?
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9. monkeyelite ◴[29 Jun 25 23:31 UTC] No.44417609[source]▶
To suggest that market moves based on antics of a US CEO seems unserious to me.
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10. monkeyelite ◴[29 Jun 25 23:32 UTC] No.44417610[source]▶
US EVs?
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11. monkeyelite ◴[29 Jun 25 23:32 UTC] No.44417615[source]▶
Marketing. Being informed of is different than repeated contact with a crafted message.
12. NicoJuicy ◴[30 Jun 25 06:41 UTC] No.44420182{3}[source]▶
Which notable EV's does the US have besides Tesla?
13. rsynnott ◴[30 Jun 25 11:43 UTC] No.44422070{3}[source]▶
There is effectively none, besides Tesla. With the exception of Ford the US brands' Europe strategy essentially died in the financial crisis, and even Ford (which historically was a big player in Europe and designed cars specifically for the market) isn't what it was.
14. rsynnott ◴[30 Jun 25 11:45 UTC] No.44422090{3}[source]▶
Cars in particular tend to get bound up in peoples' self-image (to a rather unhealthy degree IMO, but anyway...) Few people would want the association.