[HN Gopher] Tesla's Germany Sales Down 72% from Their Peak
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       Tesla's Germany Sales Down 72% from Their Peak
        
       Author : 01-_-
       Score  : 32 points
       Date   : 2026-01-10 21:34 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (cleantechnica.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (cleantechnica.com)
        
       | nikanj wrote:
       | And this is with the Chinese cars handicapped by a double-digit
       | punitive tariff ( https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-
       | markets/en/news/eu-comm... )
        
         | timmg wrote:
         | Arguably, China is subsidizing everything with a low currency,
         | though. It may cancel out (or maybe more than cancel out) those
         | tariffs.
        
       | DonThomasitos wrote:
       | They peaked at a time where the competition's offering was still
       | immature, partially even retrofitted combustion cars.
       | 
       | Now the landscape has changed and TSLA lacks innovation.
       | Personally, i still enjoy fanboy talk from first-gen Tesla
       | drivers while they try to dream of a come back once Elon's wonder
       | weapons finally arrive to turn the war.
        
       | JumpCrisscross wrote:
       | At what point does Tesla have to sell or shutter production?
        
         | DonThomasitos wrote:
         | Since they ship globally, never. At least not if it's ONLY
         | Germany who's declining.
        
           | thg wrote:
           | They're declining worldwide and since Musk got the climate
           | change denier elected who did away with CAFE credits at the
           | end of Q3, Tesla is now also no longer a profitable company.
        
             | JumpCrisscross wrote:
             | > _Tesla is now also no longer a profitable company_
             | 
             | We won't know this until the end of January [1]. (Tesla
             | turned a $1.4bn profit in Q3.)
             | 
             | [1] https://finance.yahoo.com/news/prediction-elon-musk-
             | reveal-t...
        
       | jacobgorm wrote:
       | The cars now look generic and driving them will brand you as
       | either the type of person who gets all their news from alt right
       | social media or someone who just can't afford buying from a more
       | established car maker.
        
         | 0x262d wrote:
         | sorry, owning a tesla is a sign of being _poor_?
        
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