New Delhi. Unhappy with the policies of businessman Alan Musk, people of America and Europe are burning their electric car Tesla. There have been incidents of arson or sabotage in more than 100 Tesla cars in the last four months. All this is happening at a time when there are reports of Tesla entering the Indian market.
The arson in Tesla cars in the US and Europe has so far suffered a lot of heavy damage to Musk, after which the US investigating agency FBI has formed a STF on 25 March to investigate the attacks on Tesla.
Why are people boycotting Tesla
Responsible against Mask against the sorting of government employees, US President Donald Trump has made Allen Musk the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to improve the government department. This department is emphasizing on cutting government spending.
Musk has expelled about 20,000 people from jobs for cost cutting, while 75,000 people have decided to choose a byout.
Trump had stopped the help given to poor and developing countries around the world under the International Development Agency (USAID) on the advice of Musk’s department.
Due to these reasons, there is a lot of anger against Musk and his company. Musk has supported many right -wing parties in Europe in the last few months of supporting Musk to support right -wing parties.
Britain- Musk appealed to the British King Charles in January to dissolve the Parliament. He accused the Britain’s PM Kir Stmper that he had failed to punish the rape victims 15 years ago when he was the director of public prosecution.
Germany- Musk supported the Lt. Party Alternative Fur Dusters (AFD) in the German election. He said on social media x that only AFD can save Germany. AFD is expected for the country. This party can give a better future to the country.
France- Musk has not yet openly supported any right -wing party in France, but there is resentment in France also in the affairs of Europe. French President Emmanuel Macron had said that who would have thought 10 years ago that the owner of one of the world’s largest social networks would support the International Reaction Movement.
Italy- Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni has described Alan Musk as her friend. He had said that I can be both Musk’s friend and the Prime Minister of Italy together. Meloni is considered a right -wing leader.
Tesla, resentment among the people of Tesla Company, trimmed 4% of employees at his Autonomous Driving Research Agency in February. This is the same agency that was working to improve Tesla’s self-driving technology. Due to the sudden retrenchment, the jobs of thousands of employees went away, which increased their displeasure.
Employees and unions alleged that Musk had trimmed a large scale in Tesla without any prior notice. Due to this they came on the road. Due to this, Musk is facing heavy opposition. According to the National High-Way Traffic Safety Administration, government agencies are also investigating this layoff.
Arson in many places in America and Europe
Musk has so far suffered a lot of financial loss in this entire event. In March, Tesla shares fell by 15%, which was his worst day in the market since September 2020. The company’s market cap was reduced by about $ 800 billion and it also had a direct impact on Musk’s net worth and from January 2025 to March, the net worth of Musk saw a tremendous decline of $ 132 billion, or about Rs 11 lakh crore. It also includes a decline of $ 29 billion in the same day of March.
Effect on brand image- Tesla’s credibility is being affected due to controversies, so that potential customers can turn to other companies. New York brand consultant Robert Pasicoff says that this is the 101st rule of marketing not to include yourself in politics. People will stop buying your product.