The latest car sales data show that Tesla sold 8,729 vehicles across the European Union last month, down from 14,682 in May 2024. Sales contracted 40.5 per cent according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA).
The numbers are the latest in a downward spiral of sales with Tesla’s new-car registrations in the bloc slumping almost 53 per cent in April, 36 per cent in March, 47 per cent in February and 50 per cent in January.
The decline comes as sales of battery-electric vehicles in Europe increased 25 per cent year on year, with a near 45 per cent jump in Germany, where Tesla’s car plant is situated. Registrations of hybrid-electric cars rose 16 per cent, while plug-in-hybrid models climbed nearly 47 per cent.
The chief executive said last month his work for the administration was now over. The billionaire said on his social media site last month that he had gone back to spending more time at work, adding that he had to be “super focused” on Tesla and his other companies.
Chinese manufacturers kept up their strong growth in Europe last month despite EU tariffs on Chinese EVs, selling 65,808 cars and doubling their market share to 5.9 per cent, according to separate data.
In France, the EV-maker also faces French investigators who have ordered Tesla to stop what they called “deceptive business practices” or face thousands of euros in fines.
The investigators, who said the inquiry began in 2023, have ordered Tesla to comply with regulations within four months or face fines of 50,000 euros a day after that date until it complies.
The wrongful death lawsuit filed in the federal court in New Jersey, attributed the deaths of David Dryerman, 54; his wife Michele, 54; and their daughter Brooke, 17, to the car’s “defective and unreasonably dangerous design.”
Tesla has not commented on the legal action.
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