Tesla Inc. registered fewer cars in California in all four quarters of 2024, as sales of its second-most important model plunged 36% for the year.

Tesla lost market share and saw a sales decline in California in 2024. Is Elon Musk's support for Donald Trump hurting sales?

Tesla's electric-vehicle registrations in California fell about 12% last year, according to industry data, indicating mounting challenges for the automaker in the key U.S. market.

The Tesla Model 3 – the second-best selling electric car sold locally in 2024 – suffered the most with a significant 62 per cent drop, posting 274 sales against 723 in January 2023.

Tesla has suffered a sales slump in France amid a growing backlash against Elon Musk from the country’s drivers. The electric carmaker registered only 1,141 cars sold in France last month, down by almost two thirds from 3,118 last year.

Tesla Inc. registrations plummeted 63% last month in France, the European Union’s second-biggest market for battery-electric vehicles.

Some media outlets have linked the company’s cratering sales to its CEO’s growing unpopularity. That would make sense, since Musk has spent the last several months openly meddling in political systems all over Europe.

Tesla's 2025 isn't off to a tremendous start, with a significant slump in Model 3 deliveries dragging down its overall tally.

Tesla’s sales have dropped by double digits in California, the most important EV market in the US, all while the rest of the EV market is growing. California is the biggest market for electric vehicles in the US and by a wide margin.