{"id":303279,"date":"2025-05-18T07:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T14:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=303279"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:37:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:37:04","slug":"danish-company-returns-entire-tesla-fleet-amid-political-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/danish-company-returns-entire-tesla-fleet-amid-political-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Danish Company Returns Entire Tesla Fleet Amid Political Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a significant blow to Tesla&#8217;s reputation and sales in Europe, the Danish construction company <strong>Tscherning has announced that it is returning its entire corporate fleet of Tesla vehicles.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/growing-protests-erupt-against-tesla-and-elon-musk-worldwide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"This decision comes on the heels of growing concerns around CEO Elon Musk's political affiliations\">This decision comes on the heels of growing concerns around CEO Elon Musk&#8217;s political affiliations<\/a>, particularly his support for far-right politicians and parties that have left many feeling uneasy about the brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tscherning\u2019s announcement underscores a broader trend among corporate clients and individual owners who are distancing themselves from Tesla as Musk\u2019s political commentary increasingly overshadows the company\u2019s electric vehicle technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Danish Company Tscherning returning all <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tesla?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Tesla<\/a> company cars according to post on linkedin.<br><br>The post includes a video of the cars being loaded onto a transporter.  <br><br>CEO of the company states: &quot;We do not want to be associated with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a>&quot;.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24TSLAQ&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$TSLAQ<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9KHvGW5oFt\">https:\/\/t.co\/9KHvGW5oFt<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zw3zD7flIj\">pic.twitter.com\/Zw3zD7flIj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Claus M\u00f8ller \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@ClausMller17) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClausMller17\/status\/1922600826251407558?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Musk&#8217;s Politics Drive Companies Away from Tesla&#8217;s EVs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;At Tscherning, we not only decide how we drive \u2013 but also who we drive with. That&#8217;s why we\u2019ve chosen to return our Tesla company cars,&#8221; the company stated, highlighting that their decision was not a reflection of Tesla&#8217;s vehicles but rather a repudiation of Musk&#8217;s political commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The firm will now seek \u201cEuropean alternatives\u201d to meet its corporate vehicle needs<\/strong>, a move that echoes similar decisions made by other companies, such as Rossmann, one of Europe&#8217;s largest pharmacy chains, which also sold off its Tesla fleet for similar reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recent reports indicate a steep decline in Tesla\u2019s sales, which had already been sliding throughout 2024, but the timeline has accelerated dramatically into 2025. Tesla&#8217;s corporate fleet sales are especially vulnerable, as many current owners are now looking to sell their vehicles, aiming to dissociate themselves from the brand altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WOW TESLA<br>&quot;We do not want to be associated with the values and political direction that currently accompany the Tesla brand. <br><br>Therefore, we have chosen to replace our Tesla cars with European alternatives.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NJjVHmhIv0\">https:\/\/t.co\/NJjVHmhIv0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2ClG8tLDr6\">pic.twitter.com\/2ClG8tLDr6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NIO \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded Investor (@NIOSwitzerland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NIOSwitzerland\/status\/1922610141779612033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Market analysts are raising alarm bells about Tesla\u2019s sustainability in the European market, suggesting that layoffs and store closures could be on the horizon if this trend continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the introduction of the new Model Y, Tesla&#8217;s sales tracking for Q2 shows nearly the same dismal performance as Q1, with a decline of 40% year-over-year. With corporate fleets being returned and used Tesla prices falling, consumers looking to purchase a Tesla may find it advantageous to buy second-hand vehicles at these cratering prices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a significant blow to Tesla&#8217;s reputation and sales in Europe, the Danish construction company Tscherning has announced that it is returning its entire corporate fleet of Tesla vehicles. This decision comes on the heels of growing concerns around CEO Elon Musk&#8217;s political affiliations, particularly his support for far-right politicians and parties that have left &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/danish-company-returns-entire-tesla-fleet-amid-political-concerns\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Danish Company Returns Entire Tesla Fleet Amid Political Concerns&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":301845,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[8319,1471],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6849],"class_list":["post-303279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ev","tag-tesla","content-category-lifestyle"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303279"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":303280,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303279\/revisions\/303280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/301845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303279"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=303279"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=303279"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=303279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}