{"id":81056,"date":"2025-03-24T19:05:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T19:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=81056"},"modified":"2025-03-24T19:05:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T19:05:42","slug":"oh-dear-elon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2025\/03\/24\/oh-dear-elon\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh dear, Elon"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Guardian has reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Sales of new Tesla cars slumped in Europe last month in the latest indication of a potential buyer backlash over Elon Musk\u2019s high profile and controversial behaviour since becoming a leading figure in Donald Trump\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n

The Texas-based electric carmaker sold less than 16,000 vehicles across\u00a0Europe<\/a>\u00a0last month, down 44% on average across 25 countries in the EU, the UK, Norway and Switzerland, according to data compiled by the research platform Jato Dynamics.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Oh, dear. Poor old Elon. What a shame, I say.<\/p>\n

But what really concerns me is that some people are still buying his cars. Why, is the obvious question?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Guardian has reported: Sales of new Tesla cars slumped in Europe last month in the latest indication of a potential buyer backlash over Elon
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