The protest against Tesla-Thef Elon Musk grows. Now it is known: US citizens give a record number of electric cars. Tesla vehicles from model year 2017 made 1.4 percent of all vehicles exchanged by the dealer until March 15, as emerged from Edmunds statistics on Thursday. In March of the previous year, the value was 0.4 percent. Analysts assume that this proportion could increase in the second half of the month. In February, the first full month of the Trump government, Teslas made 1.2 percent of the vehicles given in payment. The incorporation in March would be the highest monthly share of Tesla inserting for new or used car purchases, provided the trend continues.
“The trust in the brand is becoming increasingly questionable because factors such as Elon Musk’s increasing public commitment in the government, concerns about the impairment of Tesla and the increasing market saturation in large metropolitan areas lead to a feeling of distance in some long -term owners,” said Jessica Caldwell, manager at Edmunds. Spokesman for Tesla and Musk initially did not respond to inquiries for a statement.
Musk’s work for the radical savings plan of US President Donald Trump also ensures serious contradiction in one of the earliest Tesla investors. Ross Gerber, who is one of the most important shareholders of Musk’s electric car company, has requested resignation. Musk should name a new company boss, he said. Unless he gives up his new government post. “You have the best electric vehicles out there,” said Gerber about Tesla. But the company’s reputation “is currently being destroyed by Elon Musk”.
Gerber, an asset manager whose portfolios recently kept around 100 million euros in Tesla shares, expresses himself primarily with a view to the well-being of his investment, Tesla, in which he recently reduced his share significantly. “The company was neglected for too long,” he criticized. “It is time that someone will head Tesla.” Musk should appoint a new CEO.
At Tesla, sales also broke up worldwide. In the USA And other countries have also been demonstrations and attacks against the car dealerships of the e-car pioneer. Musk stands in the United States, especially because of his role as a consultant of President Donald Trump In the case of controversial savings among federal authorities. A gesture of him at Trump’s inauguration, which was reminiscent of a Hitler greeting, also caused a sensation worldwide. Due to Musks proximity to Trump, Tesla is also considered a retaliation goal against the United States because of the punitive tariffs introduced by the President against several states, including Canada.