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No One Is Buying Teslas

Sales of Musk’s “swastikars” have plummeted. What a shock!

Will Lockett
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3 min readFeb 7, 2025

It’s fair to say the backlash to Musk’s actions has been monumental, and I have already discussed the immense impact this will have on Tesla (read more here and here). But sadly, I am not finished, because some of what I and many others predicted has already come true. In fact, it’s even worse than what many thought possible. Tesla sales have gone down faster than a Starship launch!

The brilliant people over at Electrek found that Tesla sales for Jan ’24 compared to Jan ’25 were down a whopping 63% in France, 40% in the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, 31% in Portugal, and 18% in the UK! When you take into account the fact that Musk Sieg Heil saluted on Jan 20th, a third of the way through the month, it suggests that real-world sales of Teslas over the past few weeks in France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Portugal were practically zero. Meanwhile, the UK’s percentage could also be deceptive. UK Teslas are made in Germany and, as such, have to cut through miles of Brexit red tape before reaching customers. This can delay the delivery of a new car by around four weeks. Moreover, it seems the data Electrek is using for the UK is based on completed sales. In other words, for the UK, sales are only counted once the car is delivered. While I cannot fully…

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Will Lockett
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Written by Will Lockett

Independent journalist covering global politics, climate change and technology. Get articles early at www.planetearthandbeyond.co

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