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Tesla sales plummet in Europe as Elon Musk backlash continues

Sales across Europe plunged by half last month even as growth in the electric car market increased

The Independent UK

IMF lifts UK growth forecast for 2025; markets welcome US delay to EU 50% tariffs – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as IMF releases latest healthcheck on UK economy

The Guardian - UK

Tesla EU Sales Slump 52% In April: Trade Group

Sales of cars made by Elon Musk's Tesla slumped by more than half in April as Chinese electric carmakers saw their share surge, the continent's manufacturing association said Tuesday.

International Business Times

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Tesla's EU Sales Plunge As Musk Takes Flak

Tesla electric car sales in Europe plunged in the first three months of the year, industry data showed Thursday, in a fresh blow to its boss Elon Musk who has been criticised for his work in US President Donald Trump's administration.

International Business Times

The Auto Industry Is Begging Politicians To Get Along

Automakers are tired, boss. The last three months have felt like a year for them as tariff uncertainty, backtracking and political chest-beating contests taking center stage. The automotive industry is over it and, at the minimum, wants predictability.

InsideEVs

UK regulator fines 10 carmakers and two trade bodies over green ad collusion

CMA found car firms chose not to compete when advertising what percentage of their vehicles could be recycled

The Guardian - UK

EU fines carmakers €458 million for anti-recycling cartel

Ten years after the Dieselgate scandal over cheating in exhaust emissions tests, European carmakers are in the frame again, this time for market skulduggery in the form of a clandestine agreement not to compete on grounds of environmental friendliness on the basis of their support for recycling.

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Trump’s 25% car tariff rattles markets: EU industry leaders, analysts react

Trump’s 25% tariff on auto imports jolts equity markets and draws backlash, with European industry groups warning of supply chain shocks, rising prices, and job risks while analysts flag earnings pressure.

Euronews

Tesla’s monthly sales slump 40% across Europe, new data shows

Tesla's share of Europe's EV market more than halved to just 10% in February, but last month likely marked the worst for the brand as the newer Model Y starts to roll out to patient customers.

Fortune

Tesla Sales Sink By Nearly Half In Europe

Tesla sales plunged in the European Union in the first two months of the year, auto industry figures showed Tuesday, as Elon Musk's politics and ageing models may be turning consumers away.

International Business Times

Lancia's Relaunch Faces a Rough Start

Lancia is one of several Stellantis brands struggling to stay afloat. For years, it was confined to a single market: Italy. However, with last year’s launch of the new Ypsilon, the brand also expanded its presence beyond the country shaped like a boot. Following a long hiatus, Lancia returned to…

Motor1

Tesla Is In Freefall In Europe. EV Sales Still Went Up In February

Electric vehicles are off to a great start in Europe after a rocky performance last year. That’s despite Tesla sales cratering in the first two months of 2025, which means other automakers like BMW, MG and Renault have picked up the slack from what has traditionally been the EV king.

InsideEVs

Lower Thames Crossing approval welcomed (and criticised); Heathrow Airport fire ‘not criminal matter’, police say – business live

Tunnel to connect A2 and M2 in Kent to the A13 and M25 in Essex has been approved, while Met police say Hayes substation fire is not suspicious

The Guardian - UK

Millions of tourists flock to it every year – but how does Rome’s Trevi Fountain work?

The monument has featured in everything from Fellini’s La Dolce Vita to Netflix’s Emily in Paris

The Independent UK

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk should be cheering Europe’s booming EV market—here’s why he’s not

While the new car market for EVs surged by 37% in January across Europe, Tesla’s share dwindled as sales dropped by almost half.

Motor1

Only 1.8 Percent of Cars in Europe Are Electric

The European Union still wants to ban sales of new cars with combustion engines starting in 2035. Don't worry–you'll still be allowed to drive your gas car a decade from now, and new numbers suggest it will take a long time, probably decades, before everyone will switch to EVs. Many…

Fortune

Plunging German EV sales hampered Europe's shift to electric vehicles in 2024

EV sales fell by 27.4% in Germany last year as government incentives ended at the end of 2023.

International Business Times

EV Sales Slip In Europe In 2024 In Overall Stable Car Market

A total of 1.99 million battery electric vehicles were sold in Europe last year, a drop of 1.3 percent from 2023, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA).

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Ford's European Sales Cratered in 2024

Gone are the days when Ford was a force to be reckoned with in Europe. The sales results for 2024 show how drastic decisions to cut models have seriously impacted demand. The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) has published sales data for the previous 12 months, and the numbers are…

InsideEVs

Mercedes Boss Wants The EU To Drop Emissions Fines

Electric cars had a rough time last year in Europe. Despite more affordable models being launched, the latest provisional data shows a 6% decline in EV registrations in Europe compared to 2023–in contrast to the uptick in sales in the United States and China.

International Business Times

European Carmakers Warn Against EU-US Trade War

Europe's biggest automakers called on the European Union Thursday to avoid a "trade conflict" with the United States, days before Donald Trump officially returns as president.

Radio France Internationale

EU car industry must speed up electric sales or face billions in fines

The European car industry faces a pivotal year after tough EU CO2 emission standards came into force on 1 January, requiring a sharp increase in electric vehicle production to avoid hefty fines.

The Guardian - UK

Can flood of cheap new EVs coming to Europe save its carmakers?

Analysts argue 2024 is minor blip and that lobbying for relaxation of rules could harm industry in long term

InsideEVs

EV Registrations Dropped Again In The EU In August, But There’s More To The Story

Just one powertrain type saw a modest increase in registrations last month.

Fortune

As Tesla’s European sales plummet 36% in August, automakers warn EV market now on ‘continual downward trajectory’

The good news for Tesla is for once it didn't perform any worse than overall EV demand in Europe in August. The bad news is the market collapsed last month.

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