Source: International Business Times
Analysts say that Musk's prominent role close to Trump is a likely factor in the sharply lower Tesla sales in Europe AFP Sales of Tesla cars in France plunged 59 percent in April, piling on more bad news for the electric vehicle company run by Elon Musk, the billionaire advisor to US President Donald Trump. French car body PFA, which compared registration figures from April with the same month last year, also said that since the beginning of 2025, there were 7,556 Tesla registrations in France, 44 percent lower than for the same period in 2024. The dive in the EU's third-biggest car market follows first-quarter data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) that showed Tesla sales had slumped 45 percent across the bloc.
