Tesla loses corporate sales over Elon Musk 'going against Tesla's mission'
Tesla loses corporate sales in Germany over what a firm sees as CEO Elon Musk going against Tesla's mission to accelerate the advent of sustainable energy.
Tesla was originally founded with the mission of "accelerating the advent of electric transport," which later evolved to "the advent of sustainable energy."
However, many people have raised questions about CEO Elon Musk's commitment to Tesla's mission in recent years.
He sold tens of billions worth of Tesla stocks to buy Twitter, fired Tesla's charging team who built the best EV charging network in the world, killed cheaper EV programs, "fully endorsed" a candidate for US elections who has been actively working against Tesla's mission, and called for the end of EV incentives, which Tesla benefited from greatly but are now more needed for other EV startups.
Many former Tesla fans have stated that they don't plan to support the company any longer due to Musk's lack of support for the mission. Some analysts are trying to assess whether this is starting to have an impact on Tesla's sales.
Now, a company in Germany has confirmed that it does as it announced that will stop buying Tesla vehicles for its fleet directly due to Elon Musk. Rossmann, one of the largest pharmacy chains in Europe, announced that it will not purchase any more Tesla vehicles for its fleet with immediate effect. This decision is based on the incompatibility between the statements of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the values that Tesla represents with its products.
Raoul Roßmann, spokesman for the company, commented: "Elon Musk makes no secret of his support for Donald Trump. Trump has repeatedly described climate change as a hoax – this attitude is in stark contrast to Tesla's mission to contribute to environmental protection through the production of electric cars."
Rossmann has purchased many Tesla vehicles as part of its fleet electrification initiatives. It confirmed that it will keep these vehicles for "sustainability and resource conservation" reasons, but it will not purchase any more Tesla vehicles.
It's pretty wild that a large company like that would issue a press release specifically to call out the CEO of one of its suppliers.
But it does show that Elon's latest action is having a direct impact on its sales.
That's why CEOs of major consumer companies tend not to get involved too much in politics, but Elon is way past that now. He thinks he is on a holy mission to stop the woke left, or he is stoking up the culture wars because he happens to use a media platform that benefits from the division, vitriol, and nonsense that comes with culture wars.
Either way, I think Rossmann is right. He doesn't seem to be really aligned with Tesla's mission anymore.
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dk moo : Don't believe everything bro... 100 cars in Germany doesn't hurt as much as the bad press from people with alternative agendas $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ . what Tesla has done for the environment is greater than ANY company in history! not just a car company but an energy behemoth
bullrider_21 OP dk moo : That's an old article from 2019 over quality issues. Now it's Musk's support for Trump who is anti-EV and anti-climate change.
dk moo bullrider_21 OP : that's all that's out there unless you have a different company that is canceling cars in Germany. the important point being, can you name a person or a company that has done more for planet earth than Musk and Tesla.
dk moo : no big deal but it's even worse! Rossman has only purchased 34 Tesla vehicles and this is breaking new all over the world
bullrider_21 OP dk moo : Musk has grown increasingly disinterested in EVs and more increased in AI. He doesn't want to discuss how to solve poor Tesla EV deliveries. He would rather talk about robotaxis. Yet Tesla EVs can only drive about 30 miles without human intervention. Compared with Waymo robotaxis which can drive about 85,000 miles without intervention. His heart is not in it anymore.
bullrider_21 OP dk moo : What Musk has done is the past. We are talking about the future. Continue in this direction and he will lose more corporate customers. Not just Rossman.
dk moo bullrider_21 OP : a successful future is rooted in a solid foundation. EV, solar, space exploration, communication, power management, and freedom of speech have brighter futures because of Musk.
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bullrider_21 OP dk moo : Freedom of speech including telling lies?
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