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Tesla sales plummet in France amid Musk’s support for European far-right parties

Elon Musk arrives on stage at a presidential inauguration event in Washington on 20 January. AP - Susan Walsh

Sales of Tesla cars slumped in five European countries in January, but the decline has been particularly sharp in France – with a drop of 63 percent.

The electric vehicle (EV) market declined by 6 percent overall in January compared to the previous year, but Tesla has been particularly hard hit.

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