Tesla’s sales in Europe fall to a 15-month low

While most brands have struggled with the pullback of incentives in Germany — Europe’s biggest car market — Tesla underperformed peers last month. Overall EV registrations were broadly flat, whereas Tesla’s sales plunged 32%.

Chief executive Elon Musk was expecting a much better showing than the first few months of the year. Pic: AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File

Tesla got off to a sluggish start to the second quarter in Europe, where chief executive Elon Musk was expecting a much better showing than the first few months of the year.

The carmaker registered just 13,951 vehicles in April, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association said, down 2.3% from a year ago and its worst tally since January 2023. Tesla was an exception in an otherwise encouraging month for battery-electric vehicles, which rose 14% industrywide.