Tesla shares slip below $1tn valuation as European sales slump by nearly half

By Investor Empires On Feb 25, 2025

The market value of Tesla decreased to less than one trillion dollars for the first time since November 2024, after new data showed that its sales in Europe and the United Kingdom decreased by almost 50 percent in January.

The decrease in a blatant contradiction contrasts with a rise in 34 percent in European electric car records in general, according to the ACEA Industrial Group.

Analysts say that prominent points in intensive competition in the European EV sector, especially from the Chinese manufacturer BYD, which collects some normative car features instead of additions. Aj Bell Investment Russians adds that some customers may also take a “initial position” against the President of Tesla, Elon Musk, following his controversial political associations in both the United States and Europe.

Mold refers to escalating competition – especially byd and other Chinese companies – as a major driver behind the weakest performance in Tesla. The impact of political statements to Misk is also subject to scrutiny, as critics have indicated his general support for the right-wing right-wing activist Stephen Yakli-Lenon in the United Kingdom (known as Tommy Robinson), praise on AFD in Germany, alleged attempts, and alleged attempts in the United States to reduce funding General. Moreover, the former Moses near President Donald Trump-who has repeatedly criticized electric cars-was about the long-term Tesla benefits from the Trump administration.

This recession follows the first annual decrease in Tesla in more than a decade of last year, when the EV pioneer faced a slowdown in the request. Although she received the payment of stock prices after the elections in the hope that the musk links with Trump will strengthen the brand, analysts now do not see a few of that relationship, especially with Trump pledges to unlike initiatives that encourage the adoption of electric cars. Meanwhile, it adds uncertainty in the interest rates and possible new tariffs under Trump to the market tensions about Tesla's expectations.

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