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Just 885 cars sold ― Tesla facing a huge problem in this country, and it’s not China
Tesla's recent sales performance in Germany has raised significant concerns, with only 885 vehicles sold in April 2025, a staggering 46% decline
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"So what exactly is going wrong with Tesla’s sales in Germany?
The sales results for Tesla from last month are beyond disturbing and paints a picture of troubling trend. The KBA, German road traffic agency stated that Tesla’s sales from January to April in 2025 also dropped at an alarming rate of 60.4 percent in comparison to the previous year, sitting at a mere 5820 units.
Are Germans shunning electric cars? Far from it:
While Tesla stock prices have plummeted, the German electric vehicle market as a whole is still growing tremendously. Take, for instance, newly registered electric vehicles in the country, which saw a whopping 53.5 percent increase in April compared to last year.
This contrast in the numbers shows that the main issue here isn’t a lack of demand for electric vehicles but rather specific challenges facing Tesla itself.
It’s also interesting to notice that
Germany isn’t the only European market where Tesla is encountering challenges. In the UK, Tesla’s sales dropped to 512 vehicles in April, marking a 62% year-over-year decline. As for France, Tesla’s sales fell by 63%, despite an overall increase in EV market share.
These trends suggest that what is causing Tesla to have difficulties are not isolated incidents but instead a broader pattern that spreads across key European markets.
Factors contributing to Tesla’s decline in Germany
Several factors have converged to impact Tesla’s performance in the German market. The first one could be the
Increased Competition. The once unknown
Chinese manufacturer BYD has been gaigning space in the European market, as have other brands, such as XPeng.
BYD saw its April sales in Germany increase more than eight time to 1,566 units. This scenario may indicate a growing preference for alternative EV brands between German consumers.
The controversies concerning the CEO of Tesla, which directly influence the branding image of the company, are perhaps the second reason that contributes to Tesla’s downfall in Germany.
Public controversies surrounding Musk are not new and this, by now, is common knowledge.
Besides these controversies, Musk being a Trump administration member and supporting Germany’s far-right party AfD has also drawn extreme vitriol from the public. Protests have occurred because of these particular affiliations and the brand’s marketing image has since suffered tremendously, with some consumers regretting buying Teslas."