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Evening Standard
Politics
Nicholas Cecil

Tesla sales fall in UK, France and other EU countries after Elon Musk storms into politics

Sales of Teslas in the UK have dipped after Elon Musk’s waded into British politics with repeated attacks on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

The number of registrations of Teslas was 1458 in January compared to 1581 in the same month last year, a decline of 7.78 per cent, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

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