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Tesla’s first-quarter deliveries fall amid sluggish demand, Musk controversy

Editorial Board Published April 2, 2025
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Tesla introduced on Wednesday that its first-quarter deliveries dropped 13% amid slowing shopper demand for electrical autos (EVs) and controversy surrounding CEO Elon Musk’s political involvement within the Trump administration.

The automaker delivered 336,681 autos within the first quarter, a decline from 386,810 items a 12 months in the past. Expectations have been for Tesla to ship about 372,410 autos within the quarter, based mostly on a mean estimate of 15 analysts from Seen Alpha.

Tesla’s sluggish gross sales present the corporate’s model is beneath strain over a scarcity of updates to its automobile lineup in recent times, in addition to Musk’s work with President Donald Trump and public help for comparable political actions in different international locations. 

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Tesla gross sales got here in almost 40,000 autos under expectations. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)

Protests have erupted at Tesla dealerships within the U.S. and Europe in addition to circumstances of vandalism of Tesla autos. FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X that the incidents of assaults on Tesla homeowners are being handled as “domestic terrorism.”

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Critics have additionally questioned Musk’s concentrate on Tesla given the time he is spent main the Trump administration’s Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) and campaigning for political candidates he favors.

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Tesla’s lead as the highest EV-maker on the earth is on the verge of being supplanted by China’s BYD, which is projected to attain a 15.7% market share of worldwide EV gross sales, topping Tesla’s 15.3% for the primary time, in accordance with Counterpoint Analysis. 

Gross sales in key European markets declined in March, with declines in France and Sweden persevering with for a 3rd consecutive month.

People protest against Elon Musk in California

Folks take part in a “Tesla Takedown” protest in opposition to Elon Musk exterior a Tesla dealership in Pasadena, California, on March 8. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP by way of Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)

Tesla has prompt it plans to launch a lower-priced mannequin based mostly on its current platform this 12 months, however is but to launch particular particulars concerning the automobile. 

The Tesla Cybertruck, which launched in late 2023, has seen mushy demand because of its polarizing trapezoidal design and issues over high quality following a sequence of remembers.

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Elon Musk in a MAGA hat

Elon Musk has taken on a high-profile function main the Trump administration’s DOGE initiative. (Win McNamee/Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)

Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives mentioned in an investor observe that this can be a “fork in the road moment” for Musk as “the more political he gets with DOGE the more the brand suffers, there is no debate.”

“This continues to be a moment of truth for Musk to navigate this brand tornado crisis moment and get onto the other side of this dark chapter for Tesla with much better days ahead,” Ives wrote. 

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“Musk needs to stop this political firestorm and balance being CEO of Tesla with DOGE,” he mentioned, including that whereas the agency stays bullish on Tesla over the long-term, “Musk needs to get his act together or else unfortunately darker times are ahead for Tesla.”

Tesla inventory was down about 1.5% in late morning buying and selling on Wednesday, after having opened with a steeper decline that it partially pared again.

Reuters contributed to this report.

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