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International Business Times
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Tesla Sales Fall In Germany As Musk Backs Far Right

Tesla owner Elon Musk has backed the far-right AfD ahead of polls in Germany (Credit: AFP)

Tesla sales plunged in Germany last month, official data showed Wednesday, after billionaire owner Elon Musk waded into the country's election campaign by vocally backing the far right.

Just 1,277 of the US firm's electric cars were registered in Europe's biggest auto market in January, down nearly 60 percent year-on-year, the KBA federal transport authority said.

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