I’ve always believed the people are powerful. Now we know the world’s richest man does too

On Saturday morning, I woke up to a nightmare of notifications. On Sunday, it got worse. Elon Musk had tweeted and amplified inflammatory lies about me and Tesla Takedown, a growing national grassroots movement peacefully protesting at Tesla showrooms that I’m proudly a part of. Musk tweeted: “Costa is committing crimes.”

As a longtime local activist and organizer in Seattle, I’m accustomed to some conflict with powerful forces. The intention of the Tesla Takedown movement is to make a strong public stand against the tech oligarchy behind the Trump administration’s cruel and illegal actions, and to encourage Americans to sell their Teslas and dump the company’s stock. Protests like these – peaceful, locally organized, and spreading across the world – are at the heart of free speech in a democracy and a cornerstone of US political traditions. So it’s telling that the response from so-called “free speech absolutist” Musk has been to single out individuals – and spread lies about us and our movement. The harassment that has followed his post has been frightening.

Tesla sales are falling and apps and online groups are springing up to help consumers choose non-US items

The renowned German classical violinist Christian Tetzlaff was blunt in explaining why he and his quartet have cancelled a summer tour of the US.

“There seems to be a quietness or denial about what’s going on,” Tetzlaff said, describing his horror at the authoritarian polices of Donald Trump and the response of US elites to the country’s growing democratic crisis.

Entouré d’Elon Musk et de son fils, Trump a vanté les mérites de Tesla devant la presse, fiches en main pour ne pas se tromper dans ses déclarations. Une mise en scène surréaliste qui a réussi à stopper la chute de l’action, au moins momentanément.

Décidément, la situation de Tesla n’est pas partie pour s’arranger et les derniers résultats obtenus sur le marché chinois ont de quoi inquiéter sur sa capacité à affronter la concurrence.

L’article Les ventes de Tesla en Chine chutent à leur tour : le coup de grâce pour Elon Musk ? est apparu en premier sur Toms Guide.

Standing in the driveway of the White House with Tesla vehicles, Trump said he would label violence against the company’s showrooms as domestic terrorism

Donald Trump said he is buying a “brand new Tesla” and blamed “Radical Left Lunatics” for “illegally” boycotting Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company. The announcement came a day after Tesla suffered its worst share price fall in nearly five years.

Later, the president also said he would label violence against Tesla showrooms as domestic terrorism. Trump was responding to a question during a Tuesday press conference, in which a reporter said, “Talk to us about some of the violence that’s been going on around the country at Tesla dealerships. Some say they should be labeled domestic terrorists.”

Donald Trump appelle les partisans MAGA à montrer leur soutien envers Elon Musk et Tesla. Pour l'exemple, il annonce acheter l’un des véhicules de la marque.

Donald Trump appelle les partisans MAGA à montrer leur soutien envers Elon Musk et Tesla. Pour l'exemple, il annonce acheter l’un des véhicules de la marque.

En décembre 2024, post-élection de Donald Trump, l'action Tesla a connu un pic historique à 479,86 dollars. Trois mois plus tard, les responsabilités politiques d'Elon Musk, en plus de la crainte d'une récession aux États-Unis, ont fait descendre l'action autour des 220 dollars. Le pire dans tout ça : elle devrait continuer à baisser.

En décembre 2024, post-élection de Donald Trump, l'action Tesla a connu un pic historique à 479,86 dollars. Trois mois plus tard, les responsabilités politiques d'Elon Musk, en plus de la crainte d'une récession aux États-Unis, ont fait descendre l'action autour des 220 dollars. Le pire dans tout ça : elle devrait continuer à baisser.