Tesla sales slump once again as Musk pays price for Trump ties - Tesla’s biggest rival BYD saw electric vehicle sales hit new high in June

Schmidt Automotive reports that Tesla has endured six year-on-year losses in quarterly new registration volumes across Western Europe, and is now staring down a seventh. Tesla’s share of the EV market shrank across the region to 7.2 percent in May, down from the 12.6 percent share it had in May 2024.

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has assumed oversight of sales in Europe and the US, leaving deputy and senior vice president Tom Zhu over Asia, following the high profile departure of Omead Afshar,

A major factor in the lengthening slump is political backlash stemming from CEO Elon Musk’s ties to — and recent public separation from — President Donald Trump.

Elon Musk's Tesla has reported a 14% decline in vehicle deliveries in the second quarter of the year, as the electric car-maker's problems show no sign of abating. The just over 384,000 vehicles it delivered between April and June represents the second quarterly drop in a row.