New data shows Tesla’s (TSLA) sales declines that were seen abroad have hit the US market as well.

S&P Global Mobility (via Automotive News) reports that Tesla EV registrations (a proxy for sales) for April dropped 16% to 39,913 registrations. Meanwhile, General Motors’ (GM) Chevrolet saw a 215% jump in EV registrations to finish in the second spot, with Ford (F) slipping to third place as sales fell 33%.

  • crawancon@lemm.ee
    53·
    1 day ago

    how is it only 16?!?!?! who the nazi fuck still sees a Tesla and says, “now that’s a company I should get behind.”

    • normalexit@lemmy.world
      1·
      10 hours ago

      I agree it is surprisingly low. I do wonder how many red hats bought one when Elon and Trump were still dating?

      • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
        1·
        7 hours ago

        Certainly not smart ones. I’ve heard nothing actually good about these cars, except that they helped popularise electric cars

    • TommySoda@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 day ago

      People that live in a car centric country where you cant go anywhere without one and can’t afford a new car just yet. I have a relatively new car and relatively doing well financially, but if I had to buy a new car immediately I’d probably be fucked for the rest of the year. And the fact that the resale market for Tesla is probably not that great right now you won’t get much money back by selling it. I am seeing a lot of Teslas with the logo taken off, though.

  • Skiluros@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    301·
    1 day ago

    That is very low.

    YoY declines need to hit 60-70% or more. Even they 50% decline in European countries should be higher.

    Even by the low standards of American oligarchy, Musk is a terrible individual.

    • Paddzr@lemmy.world
      1·
      11 hours ago

      Tesla hasn’t even made half of Musk’s payout in its lifetime… Its basically gamestop stock. Company’s performance is irrelevant.