Tesla faces call for boycott in Poland after Musk’s Germany remarks
- A Polish government official is calling for a boycott of Tesla vehicles after CEO Elon Musk's remarks at a rally for the far-right Alternative for Germany party.
- Elon Musk's comments upset Polish Sports and Tourism Minister Sławomir Nitras, who stated, 'Probably no normal Pole should buy a Tesla anymore.'
- Tesla is the most popular electric vehicle company in Poland, with 4,460 units sold in 2024, amid government subsidies for electric vehicles.
- Recent reports indicate that Musk's political involvement may be harming Tesla's brand, which fell to 36th place in the 2025 global brand rankings.
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Drivers urged to 'boycott' Tesla in response to Elon Musk's controversial 'past guilt' comments at AfD rally
Motorists have been told to boycott Tesla by the Polish sports minister in response to CEO Elon Musk's comments at a far-right German political rally that Germans should move beyond their "past guilt" over Nazi atrocities
An irritated Elon Musk declined to attend a conference after the Norwegian oil fund voted against a billion-dollar payment to him.
As a Tesla shareholder, the sovereign wealth fund voted last June against Elon Musk's huge “salary package”, of around $50 billion.
At a meeting of the far-right AfD party this weekend, the richest man in the world believed that Germany should “go beyond” its Nazi history. Enough to arouse the anger of Warsaw.
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