Tesla sales fell 13% over last three months due to anti-Musk sentiment
The plunging sales add to growing signs that Musk's embrace of US President Donald Trump and far-right politicians in Europe has had a deep and enduring hit to Tesla's brand appeal.
The new figures are also a possible sign that Tesla could disappoint when it announces second-quarter earnings later this month. In the first three months this year, net income fell 71%.
Sales fell to 384,122 in April through June, down from 443,956 in the same period last year. During this period, Musk formally left the Trump administration as a cost-cutting czar, and hopes rose that sales would recover.
On Wall Street, Tesla shares rose around 5 % on Wednesday (July 2) after the electric-vehicle company said it delivered nearly 374,000 of its Model 3 and Model Y automobiles last quarter, which was better than analysts expected, according to FactSet.
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