Tesla investors brace for another year of sales decline as backlash grows

Tesla estimates cut further on ‘unprecedented brand damage’

By Craig Trudell and Subrat Patnaik | Bloomberg One of Wall Street’s most bearish Tesla Inc. analysts further reduced estimates for the company’s earnings, citing the magnitude of car-buyer backlash against Elon Musk. Tesla’s first-quarter vehicle deliveries were far below even JPMorgan Chase & Co. analyst Ryan Brinkman’s pessimistic estimate, “confirming the unprecedented brand damage we had earlier feared,” he said in a report Friday. The sale…

Since Elon Musk assumed his new role as head of the U.S. Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE), he became a central figure of the Trump administration. However, his measures to cut federal spending led to a series of protests and vandalism against Tesla’s vehicles. Amid criticism of his executive director, the manufacturer had a fall in his sales that put him behind Ford and General Motors. Tesla, who is going through its most critical mo…

JPM's Longtime Mega Tesla Bear Warns About Brand Damage

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Tesla Investors Suddenly Terrified as They Realize Musk Has Dug Their Grave

Tesla's horrendous first quarter numbers have some of its backers rethinking a few things. Namely, their CEO Elon Musk, whose once immense starpower is now inverting on itself. Still haunted by last year's sales slump — the first annual drop in its history — Tesla has kicked off 2025 with a worrying omen that it may repeat the unwanted feat: a 13 percent drop in first-quarter deliveries. As the company faces widespread protests fueled by anti-Mu…

Unplugged: The Backlash Against Trump–Musk

Matt Sledge and Sunjeev Bery discuss the grassroots revolt against Musk and Trump taking shape across the U.S. via Tesla protests, townhalls, and elections.

The once popular car brand Tesla has been in trouble for a long time. It is increasingly clear that sales of these electric cars are plummeting worldwide.