Tesla faces a number of challenges in Europe including continued intense competition and brand damage from Elon Musk's political involvement.

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New European car registrations of Tesla vehicles totaled 8,837 in July, down 40% year-on-year, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, or ACEA.

BYD recorded 13,503 new registrations in July, up 225% annually.

Elon Musk’s automaker faces a number of challenges in Europe, including intense ongoing competition and reputational damage to the brand.

  • Jaberw0cky@lemmy.worldEnglish
    44·
    9 hours ago

    I haven’t bought anything from a USA company since Trump being his second term. I canceled Amazon prime. I sought out UK and EU suppliers for all my products and services. Installed Linux (German based distro, sorry fedora) closed my social media apart from lemmy and migrated my emails to an EU service. Oh and bought a Chinese made electric Dacia. You can do it, it wasn’t even hard.

    • Kühlschrank@lemmy.worldEnglish
      24·
      8 hours ago

      It is an incredible self-own for the USA that won’t really be felt for a few years at least. To abandon research and future markets tech like electric vehicles and green energy, and to abandon them at the exact time China goes all in on it? Are they trying to put themselves in a position of irrelevance? Because that’s exactly what I’d do if that’s what I wanted.

      • Tuukka R@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        4·
        7 hours ago

        I guess they really are. Much of the decisions are based on what TikTok tells people to think. Facebook allows for Russian influence, TikTok is steered from Beijing.

        The idea of “USA shouldn’t make electric cars” dies come from China, and exists precisely in order to put USA into disadvantage.

    • __ghost__@lemmy.mlEnglish
      32·
      8 hours ago

      Are you based in the US? I’m curious how much the import taxes were on the EV

      • syreus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 hours ago

        Patriotism…

        Username is Ernstrommel.

        Are you wearing your kampfbinde right now?

        The word you are looking for is nationalism. Völkisch is the flavor you are probably after.

          • syreus@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            2 hours ago

            What a response. I’m impressed. Are you self aware at all? Is this just ragebait? Go back to 4chan anon.

            Edit: He made it 2 days… Poor guy. I hope he wakes up to reality before it’s too late.

      • Jhex@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        7 hours ago

        if you had any real patriotism, you would not be this complaisant as your country is flushed down the toilet

      • Rob Bos@lemmy.caEnglish
        11·
        7 hours ago

        I shall. If the USA continues to threaten Canadian sovereignty, I will refuse to trade with them.

        When Trump (may his anus be infested with cancerous hemorrhoids) dies, I will pop open a patriotic bottle of Crown Royal and listen to the wails of his cult with delight.