While Toyota electric car sales are up 13.1 and Volvo sales are up 28.4 percent, Tesla sales are down 10.8 percent.

I wonder why.

https://www.carsauce.com/car-news/electric-vehicle-sales-plateau-in-europe-amid-global-growth---report

Electric Vehicle Sales Plateau in Europe Amid Global Growth - Report

Electric vehicle sales in Europe stalled in 2024, declining in key markets like Germany, contrasting with global growth of 25 per cent.

@randahl But ... but .. the hand pointed up! Not down!

I hope he goes broke. But that is wishful thinking because he earms a bunch through his Starlink contract with the government. I don't know if he even needs Tesla or X anymore 😉

@Brokar @randahl it doesn't matter what he needs or not, but that his way is direct to down. That's the law of nature for him.
@randahl I don’t have an electric car but I am Volvo for life, so when this car finally dies I’m hoping I can afford a Volvo Hybrid at least. I’m hoping to get another 80,000 miles out of this one, my last one made it to 192,000 miles, I think I can get this one farther.
@maggiejk @randahl How are the new Volvos with the Chinese owner (since 2010)?
Driving a 20 year old Volvo, and it’s getting a bit rusty =)

@randahl @isleofmandan
Tesla sales are rebounding.

But you’re right, Musk behavior is a factor in buying decisions. Many won’t consider Tesla new products.

Be careful where you get sales numbers. There’s a lot of gamesmanship out there. Cox Automotive are the people to trust. They track new vehicle registrations.

@DismalManorGang @randahl @isleofmandan
Remember kids, Tesla has Sentry Mode. Don't key cars...and if you do, DON'T GET CAUGHT.
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Wait, did Toyota finally abandon their Hydrogen push and make an actual BEV? *checks* ... Oh, no, not really. There's one, but they're still mostly pushing Hybrid. That was okay 20 years ago but is antiquated compared to where we need to be today (or 10+ years, tbh)

Thankfully there are other BEV cars out there now and they finally, just in the last year or so, started to support NACS for longer distances as an actual alternative. Toyota is still going to have to play catch-up.

@randahl too many of the nazis died when they been attacking Ukraine? 😜
@randahl Musk points towards where the graph came from and how it is going down from there.
@randahl Good. The sooner Tesla disappears, the better. It's the biggest bullshit manufacturing in the world, allhype and minimal substance. And last thing I want is support idiot Musk in any way.

»Sales numbers in #Germany, the biggest European #auto market, considerably dropped 41% even after #Tesla opened its Berlin gigafactory there.«

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/teslas-european-sales-plunge-amidst-164919447.html?guccounter=1

»Tesla Sales Are Tanking In Europe [
] In November alone, Tesla recorded a 40.9% decrease in registrations in the EU.«

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/electric-cars/tesla-sales-are-tanking-in-europe/ar-AA1wdrHV

#EV #marketShare numbers for 15 countries from #Europe plus #Britain.

https://eu-evs.com/marketShare/ALL/Groups/Line/All-time-by-Years

Tesla's European Sales Plunge Amidst Musk's Political Interventions

Elon Musk's Support for Right-Wing Parties and Reduced EV Subsidies Impact Tesla's Market Performance in Europe

Yahoo Finance
@randahl Toyota supports Trump so maybe give them a pass if that matters to you.
@randahl Please world, don’t stop with Tesla. Let’s go wholesale

X
StarLink
SpaceX
Et Al

@randahl I did 'not see' that coming.
@randahl if *I* was a Tesla investor, I'd be seriously talking to a lawyer. Musk is negligently undermining the company's brand... That's what shareholder lawsuits are built for.

@randahl The thing is that the picture has nothing to do with the article. As the article highlights sales for all of 2024 and Musk decline into right wing extremism became clear first at the end of the year.

It will be way more interesting to follow how the sales for Tesla will be developing over 2025. Will it be affected or not?

@randahl Things that make you go hmmm đŸ€”
@randahl
You have to be THIS tall to ride a tesla!

@randahl

If I was a car sales person, I would print that picture out and say "you don't want a Nazis car , do you"

Hugz & xXx

@randahl but it’s still a miracle the tesla stock is still so high

@randahl

@briansullivan see what I mean?... 😈

@randahl need to build the cars people want. I want an EV replacement for the Ford Focus I have today, but they don’t make that.
I won’t buy a car tracking me for the CCP and I won’t buy a swasticar so my choices are currently limited
@bgrinter have a look at the Volkswagen Id.3 or the Renault Megane e-tech.
@randahl Australia appears to only be getting Id4 and Id5 and both are “coming soon”
@randahl Buy one before the tarriffs kick into gear.

@randahl

Tesla sales should be exactly ZERO!!!