Comment: Tesla released its Q2 2025 vehicle production and delivery numbers this week. While the figures were not as low as Q1, it still marks a worrying downward trend, as CEO Elon continues to spread his focus on a wide range of topics that are unrelated to making or selling electric cars.
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Tesla announced on Wednesday its second-quarter production and delivery figures, ahead of its full earnings report later this month. It said it delivered 384122 vehicles and produced 41244 in the second quarter of its year. This is a 14 percent drop in deliveries compared to Q2 2024, and the second consecutive drop year-over-year. The deliveries also fell short of analyst expectations, although not by much. Some analysts had even expected worse.
The EV manufacturer’s sales have been sputtering for some time, as concerns mounted about things like stale inventories, which the Cybertruckdidn’t help that much. Also, Musk’s distracting antics at X which he purchased a couple years ago. The disappointing delivery by Tesla of its invite-only robotaxi fleet in Austin, Texas likely didn’t do much to help.
Oh yeah, and the whole DOGE thing.
Musk spent the first few months of Trump’s second term acting as his hatchet man in the federal government, heading up a team of innovative youngsters with nicknames like “Big Balls ” at the Department of Government Efficiency. Musk and DOGE created a lot of controversy together until his appointment expired in May. Some Tesla owners, who bought an EV partly for environmental reasons, began publicly disavowing the mercurial CEO. They purchased anti-Elon bumper sticker to stick on their buggies.
Rather than leave quietly, Musk got into a public fight over Trump’s budget reconciliation act, cementing his alienation from both Trump’s friends and enemies. The President’s feud
with his ex BFF got so bad that Trump suggested DOGE be turned against its Dogefather in order to determine if federal funds were wasted on subsidies given to Musk’s businesses, most notably SpaceX. Trump said in a post on social media Tuesday. Musk responded in his usual measured way and pushed Trump to “CUT IT ALL. Now.”
When Musk does pay attentionto Tesla – remember, it’s only one of the many businesses he runs, alongside social media company X, rocket company SpaceX and brain implant company Neuralink – he reportedly ignores the regular Tesla cars that people actually want to purchase in favor of his delayed roboticaxis and autonomous Opti
Even with all the marketing talk Musk can muster, the truth still remains.
- Tesla sales crash in Europe, UK. Tesla Robotaxi videos reveal Elon’s position behind Waymo.
- Tesla fudged odometer in order to void my warranty, Model Y Owner claims.
- Tesla Robotaxi Videos show Elon’s place behind Waymo.
- Tesla FSD ignored school bus lights and hit a dummy during a staged demonstration.
Optimus is reportedly paused Musk had previously said that Optimus would be available to consumers by 2026. However, the program is currently in limbo while design changes are being made to ensure the bots can perform the factory tasks Tesla had hoped.
While it’s unclear whether Musk will fill the vacant role, he’s already taken over Tesla’s US and European sales after former VP Omead departed in late-June. It’s up to buyers whether Musk’s PR skills are enough to save Tesla from its slumping sales in both the US and EU . But it could be a tough sell. According to Forrester research, Tesla owners love the cars they own, but many people “fails to connect with potential buyers,” consider the brand to be untrustworthy and not worthy of a purchase. Forrester did not list the reasons for these perceptions, but there is one that we can think of. It’s not going away any time soon, unless shareholders decide to take action. (r)
