https://www.economist.com/business/2025/03/12/elon-musks-antics-are-not-the-only-problem-for-tesla The Economist The Economist Try for free --------------------------------------------------------------------- Enterprise --------------------------------------------------------------------- Log in --------------------------------------------------------------------- Menu The Economist The Economist Skip to content Try for free --------------------------------------------------------------------- Enterprise --------------------------------------------------------------------- Log in --------------------------------------------------------------------- Menu --------------------------------------------------------------------- [ ] --------------------------------------------------------------------- [20250123_drp045] The world in brief Catch up on global daily news [20250123_drp050] 1843 magazine Dive into compelling long reads [20250123_drp046] Podcasts Tune into engaging conversations [20250123_drp044] Video Watch engaging short films [20250123_drp048] Digital events Gain insights from experts [20250123_drp047] Newsletters Curated news, direct to your inbox Current topics * War in the Middle East * War in Ukraine * The World Ahead 2025 * Climate change * Geopolitics * The world economy * Artificial intelligence * Trump approval tracker Current topics * War in the Middle East * War in Ukraine * The World Ahead 2025 * Climate change * Geopolitics * The world economy * Artificial intelligence * Trump approval tracker World World * The world this week * China * United States * Europe * Britain * Middle East & Africa * Asia * The Americas * International Business & economics Business & economics * Finance & economics * Business * Big Mac index * Economic & financial indicators Opinion Opinion * Leaders * Letters to the editor * By Invitation In depth In depth * Science & technology * Briefing * Graphic detail * Interactives * The Economist explains * Special reports * Technology Quarterly * Essay * Schools brief Culture & society Culture & society * Culture * The Economist reads * Obituary Weekly edition Weekly edition * This week * Past editions Our A-to-Zs Our A-to-Zs * Economics * American politics * Military terms * International relations * Weekly edition * The world in brief * War in the Middle East * War in Ukraine * United States * The world economy * Business * Artificial intelligence * Archive 1945 * Dateline quiz My Economist --------------------------------------------------------------------- Unlimited digital access to all reporting, podcasts, newsletters and events Try for free --------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBER BENEFITS * Podcasts * Newsletters * Video * Live virtual events * The Economist app * Espresso app * Saved stories --------------------------------------------------------------------- * Account * Log out Business | In reverse Elon Musk's antics are not the only problem for Tesla The carmaker's sales are sinking for other reasons too Demonstrators gather for a protest against Elon Musk and electric car maker Tesla.Photograph: Getty Images Mar 12th 2025 Share Friends help each other out. Tesla's boss, Elon Musk, may well have been grateful when Donald Trump said he would buy one of its electric vehicles (EVs) on March 11th. Yet that was the least the president could do for his bureaucracy-basher-in-chief. The day before, Mr Trump had helped bring on a fall of over 15% in Tesla's share price, amid a wider sell-off sparked by his trade policies and his warning that America's economy faced a "period of transition". The subsequent Trumpian endorsement will not be enough to apply the brakes to Tesla's declining sales and slumping share price. Explore more Elon MuskBusiness This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline "In reverse" --------------------------------------------------------------------- Business March 15th 2025 * -China's AI boom is reaching astonishing proportions * -Western companies are experimenting with DeepSeek * -Trump's metals tariffs will cost American industry dearly * -The importance of repetition in the workplace * -Elon Musk's antics are not the only problem for Tesla * -7-Eleven is still struggling to fend off its Canadian suitor * -The race to elect the next head of the Olympics is heating up * -America First may be a boon for Walmart's Mexican business [20250315_DE_US] From the March 15th 2025 edition Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents =Explore the edition Share Reuse this content --------------------------------------------------------------------- More from Business An illustration of a shopping trolley full of a big grey cloud, boxes, arrows pointing in various directions, the Walmart logo rising like the sun and an eagle coloured like the Mexican flag perched on the trolley handle. 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