The news broke earlier that Tesla is replacing Elon Musk as CEO:
The data release from France earlier gives an indication to the urgency of this.
While new car registrations in France fell 5.64% in April from a year earlier the figure for Tesla was an order of magnitude worse:
Tesla sales fell 59.45%
Year to date figures paint a similar picture:
- French market shrunk by 7.28%
- Tesla's sales have declined by 43.98%
The picture of Musk's Nazi salute flashed to screens globally and have done damage to Tesla's brand, along with other Musk missteps.
