With Tesla underperforming in both the stock market and the public eye, some competitors are eyeing a gap in the market.

Tesla deliveries plummeted by a whopping 13% during the first quarter as its CEO Elon Musk faced public backlash over his work with President Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency.

Tesla Inc.’s sales started slowing even before Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk really threw his weight around in US politics. Since he’s taken a starring role in the Trump administration and become a cheerleader for Europe’s far right,

Opponents of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk plan to rally across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the administration's actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues.

European regulators are considering fining X more than $1 billion, after weighing the risks of further antagonizing Mr. Musk and President Trump.

And while Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs are unnecessarily punitive and ultimately counterproductive in an inflationary environment, not all of them can be dismissed out of hand. It is true that globalization and free-trade agreements crippled one-time industrial powerhouses in the Northeast and Midwest.