A Polish government minister called for a boycott of Tesla Inc. vehicles after billionaire Elon Musk said there was “too much focus on past guilt” in an apparent reference to Germany’s wartime atrocities under the Nazis.

An image of Elon Musk making the gesture during his speech at U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration was projected onto Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg.

Tesla announced its new implementation of self-driving in a video on Twitter. Apparently cars leaving the assembly line drive around 1.2 miles from the exit out to loading dock lanes. The route follows private roads around the facility,

It’s all kicking off. Elon Musk’s very dodgy gesture at Trump’s inauguration has sparked outrage, with many saying it looked like a Nazi salute. Activists projected “Heil Tesla” onto his

The automaker saw sales of its EVs drop 13% in the European Union in 2024, and is facing growing pressure as rivals launch a wave of cheaper EVs.

The British campaign group Led By Donkeys has claimed responsibility for the stunt that authorities say may have breached German laws on the use of symbols linked to illegal organizations.

The Tesla factory in Germany, one of the biggest foreign investments in German manufacturing in years and the company’s only European plant, has frequently been the site of protests.

Tesla and Germany’s BMW are suing the European Commission, joining a growing band of Chinese automakers to oppose the European Union on its punitive tariffs on electric vehicles.

WARSAW – A Polish government minister called for a boycott of Tesla vehicles after billionaire Elon Musk said there was “too much focus on past guilt” in an apparent reference to Germany’s ...

In the early 2000s, the complaints were similar...We missed that underneath the surface many things were changing,” says Jens Ulbrich, chief economist at the Bundesbank, Germany’s central bank. Back then,

Tesla reported lower than expected profits yesterday but confirmed key 2025 benchmarks, saying it will return to sales volume growth and move forward