Tesla's sales in France plummeted in May, dropping 67% year-over-year to just 721 vehicles, marking the company's worst monthly performance in the country in over three years, despite the Model Y now being in full production. This decline significantly outpaces the overall French auto market's 12% contraction and raises concerns about a potential demand collapse in Europe, contradicting CEO Elon Musk's claims of 'no demand problem' and highlighting challenges beyond the previously cited Model Y changeover.
Tesla's sales performance in France for May presents a significant concern, with deliveries plummeting by 67% year-over-year to just 721 vehicles, a level not seen in over three years. This sharp contraction substantially underperforms the overall French automotive market, which itself declined by 12% during the same period. The company's previous rationale for weak Q1 performance, attributing it to the Model Y design changeover, appears invalidated as the updated model is now in full production at Gigafactory Berlin and available in France, yet Q2 sales in Europe are tracking below Q1 levels. May's figures for France are noted as being even worse than April's, and across Europe, May deliveries are anticipated to fall below February's, with Norway being the sole, potentially temporary, bright spot. This deteriorating sales trend in a key European market directly challenges CEO Elon Musk's recent assertion of "no demand problem" and instead points towards a potential demand collapse and emerging brand damage, as highlighted by the source material. The strongly negative sentiment (overall sentiment score -0.85, TSLA-specific sentiment -0.9) underscores the severity of these developments.
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