Tesla sales drop to lowest since 2022 amid Musk backlash

The deliveries underscore the challenge Tesla faces in reviving the flagging auto business that accounted for more than three-quarters of revenue last year.

In Ireland, Tesla sales so far this year are up 5% with 872 vehicles sold compared to 830 in the first three months of last year.

Tesla’s vehicle sales fell 13% last quarter to an almost three-year low, as the carmaker made over its most important model and dealt with international backlash against Elon Musk.

The company said Wednesday that it delivered 336,681 vehicles in the first three months of the year, its worst showing since the second quarter of 2022. Analysts on average were expecting the company to sell more than 390,000 cars and trucks.