Tesla Sales Drop 13 Percent in 1st Quarter Amid Protests Over Musk and DOGE

Tesla says that the the drop in deliveries was in part due to the loss of several weeks of production of its Model Y.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the official opening of the new Tesla electric car manufacturing plant near Gruenheide, Germany, on March 22, 2022. Christian Marquardt/Getty Images

Tesla’s first-quarter deliveries fell by 13 percent amid protests against CEO Elon Musk over his involvement in the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

In a statement issued on Wednesday, Tesla said it produced a total of 362,615 vehicles in the first three months of 2025, including 345,454 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles as well as 17,161 other vehicles, including the Cybertruck, the Model X, and Model S.