Long-time investors are urging Musk to refocus his attention on the automaker and away from politics. Some have called for the CEO to either resign from DOGE or find another person to run Tesla. Even Tesla bulls like Dan Ives, an analyst with Wedbush Securities, have conceded that Musk’s political efforts are undeniably harming his EV company.

Tesla fell short of expectations for Q1 deliveries as backlash against CEO Elon Musk and a changeover in the Model Y weighed.

If you think the backlash is bad now, what happens when Optimus comes out? A few hours before Tesla reported some bad quarterly sales results, Elon Musk took to X to make a bold prediction about his next plan: “The rate of improvement is indeed rapid,

Tesla delivered 336,681 vehicles in the first quarter. The Elon Musk-led company experienced a 13 percent drop in deliveries.

Mr. Musk’s involvement in right-wing politics contributed to a 13% drop in deliveries in the first quarter, including steep declines in E.V.-friendly places like Norway.

Donald Trump turned the South Lawn of the White House into a Tesla exhibition lot. His attorney general has moved to treat people who destroy Tesla property as domestic terrorists, and Trump has approvingly mused about those vandals going to prison.

Tesla delivered 13 per cent fewer cars in the first quarter of this year, it has said, amid growing backlash to Elon Musk. The company is facing a host of problems, including criticism of chief executive Musk’s role in the Trump government as well as increased competition and an aging line up of electric vehicles.