As Elon Musk Torches Reputation, Tesla Sees Its Biggest Sales Decline In History

Tesla just announced its results for the first three months of 2025, and they represent the steepest sales decline in company history. Deliveries fell by 50,000 vehicles, to 336,681 cars, down 13% from the same period last year. Most analysts were expecting a large sales decline, in part because numbers coming out of Europe have not been good, and because Tesla temporarily closed some factories to update production lines for the new Model Y. There exists an optimistic belief that some buyers held off while they waited for the new version of its most popular car to become available. On social media, users report that the updated Model Y vehicles quickly became available at the start of March. And on Tuesday, Electrek reported that Tesla currently has $200 million worth of Cybertrucks sitting unsold in its inventory. The “other vehicles” category, which includes Model S, X, and Cybertruck, was down 12,000 vehicles over the period last year. Which is to say, Tesla’s truly newest vehicle ... Read full article.