According to data from the automotive consulting firm, Tesla’s downward spiral turns into a defeat, with the share of electric car sales in Europe falling 58%, falling 58% in the first two months of this year and 7.7% for the same period this year.
Instead, the Chinese EV brand sold nearly 20,000 vehicles in Europe last month, far surpassing Tesla’s 15,700 units.
The American EV Company is facing a global backlash backed by an IRE at CEO Elon Musk, and faces his actions as a key adviser to US President Donald Trump, Politico reported Monday.
In Europe, Germany is leading the charges in rejecting Tesla, which has one of the Gigafactories outside of Berlin. It was driven by a backlash against masks after speaking at a German party’s far-right alternative meeting ahead of the snap election in February.
More than 94% of respondents to a recent survey of 100,000 Germans said they would no longer buy Tesla.
Tesla’s sharp decline in market share comes as an EV sales rebound. Sales of European electric vehicles in February this year were 164,148, an increase of 26% compared to the same month last year.
European brands make up a large portion of EV sales on the continent, but Chinese EV makers have acquired position despite their duties last year when the committee slapped them on Chinese-made electric vehicles.
BYD, the world’s largest EV manufacturer, saw a 94% increase in 4,400 vehicles registered in February.