Sales at Tesla have dropped to a historic low from the previous year.

Tesla reported another record sales drop Wednesday, due to the damage caused by CEO Elon Musk’s political activities and increasing competition from electric car makers.

Tesla reported that it sold 384,122 cars in the quarter, down nearly 60,000 cars, or 13.5%, from the previous year’s sales total. This marks the largest year-over-year drop in sales in the company’s history. However, that figure represents a 14.1% increase over the first quarter total.

Despite the drop in sales, Tesla (TSLA) shares were up 5% in pre-market trading following the report, beating some analyst forecasts that anticipated a much larger drop in sales.

Widespread demonstrations outside Tesla showrooms in the US and Europe, as well as certain acts of vandalism against the company’s vehicles and facilities, have been sparked by Musk’s political actions, particularly during his time in the Trump administration. Although registration data indicates that sales in the U.S. and Europe have sharply declined, the corporation does not break out its sales by area.

Notably, despite BYD’s lack of entry into the U.S. market, Chinese automaker BYD is about to overtake Tesla as the largest EV manufacturer in the world. Tesla has consistently been able to stand out in terms of yearly sales, even if BYD has had certain quarters with higher EV sales. However, BYD is expected to overtake Tesla in yearly EV sales this year.

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