Elon Musk faces moment of truth in Europe as buyers turn their backs on Tesla



Elon Musk faces moment of truth in Europe as buyers turn their backs on Tesla

https://fortune.com/2024/09/14/elon-musk-tesla-europe-sales-september-bmw-volkswagen-byd/

by JackRogers3

48 comments
  1. play stupid games, win stupid prices.

    driving a Tesla makes you a Maga-moron. From top to flop within a year.

  2. He is toxic af. Someone like him could have done world changing research with 44 billion USD but instead he bought a social media site.

  3. I’m most likely buying an EV next year and it will probably be a Hyundai or something like that.

  4. WHO needs a Tesla when BMW catched up and delivered with the i4/5. They now even got a wagon. Audi is next with the A6 and in some time the A4.

  5. So far, Model Y is the top selling vehicle in the Netherlands this month (478 units), and Model 3 is number 3 (425 units). Seems like they’re doing just fine over here.

    Source: public vehicle registration info through https://www.kentekenradar.nl

  6. I never subscribed to the cult of this guy but I used to think, okay, ambitious, eccentric. Now he’s just another asshole with money.

  7. Not that i could afford an EV right now, but destroying the reputation of a fully electric car manufacturer while your competition are old school car brands that intentionally harmed the environment and health of everyone for years is really impressive

  8. Remember just a few years ago when SpaceX was talking about Mars bases, and Musk-controlled Martian colonies?

    Thank heavens Musk showed us who he was before got anywhere near that reality.

  9. Im no business major but I can tell you that its not good brand synergy to produce electric cars but also have the CEO of the company support climate change deniers on social media.

    I honestly dont remember any company flushing all their good will down the shitter as fast as Musk companies have. And all because a man couldnt shut up.

  10. Two years ago I would had thought about buying Tesla, right now even though price is pretty solid I wouldn’t ever buy Tesla from a company of current Elon Musk. I’d rather have European or Japanese EV.

  11. I drive a 2020 Tesla.

    No chance in hell I’ll buy another car from a manufacturer owned by a Trump-supporting Zelenskyy-bullying wannabe eccentric billionaire twat.

    VW for me next time.

  12. I knew a couple of people that had Tesla’s and weren’t super happy/satisfied with them. I think the new generation of BMWs will really challenge Tesla’s position in Europe in the premium segment. In general, people that I know who bought electric cars in the recent past have all gone for European brands (or what you would consider European brands) like BMW, Audi, Skoda, Volvo or Mini. Makes me quite happy that (at least as per my subjective perception) it looks as if EU carmakers are gaining ground.

  13. Most people would rather get a real car from a real car company instead of a plastic toy from a billionaire with an ego problem.

  14. I am 100% the target customer for Tesla, I loved Musk 10 years ago and greatly hate him now. I am actively looking for a new EV to buy in the coming weeks; I am visiting all the car dealers except one: Tesla.

  15. “PwC analyst Steven van Arsdale, himself a Model Y owner, argues Tesla must soon launch new smaller vehicles practical for Europe’s cramped spaces and winding, narrow roads. Otherwise they risk losing more ground”. Bigger doesn’t mean better. 😁

  16. I would suspect, in the early days, if you wanted a car then the main brand was a Tesla (as in, a brand everyone associated with electric cars), even though they have been BMW people or Audi or whatever people before.

    Now, those brands have caught up, and Tesla isn’t the default electric car brand any more.

  17. The second ranked person on my list I’m most looking forward to the public downfall of. Gonna be tasty seeing him squirm and flail as he loses wealth and power.

  18. I love my Tesla.

    I used to think Musk was cool, but luckily, he is not the reason i love my car.

    Now i think he talks too much, just because he likes to listen to himself.

  19. He sells badly made cars that you can trash by slamming a door, and whose value sinks the minute you drive it out of the forecourt, he’s trashed twitter, and is besties with orange Donald. Karma is coming.

  20. Nicely done ✅✅✅. BMW has always been my favourite manufacturer. But are they doing their builds in China? That would be a deal breaker for me 🤷‍♂️

  21. Good, we shouldn’t fund bad people. Tesla needs a real SEO, maybe the guy who made the company would be interested.

  22. Is it this or more like there’s actual choices from older manufacturers now? Tesla sales out of EV’s were 20% in Norway and Volvo was first because it now actually exists.

  23. This isn’t news – Europe is going to get access to Chinas new car.

    Meanwhile all policy in the US, bipartisan (funny how they agree when money is involved) agrees to put a 100% tariff on them.

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