Andrew Hawkins

And now we're seeing, you know, there's been hundreds of these protests now, and overseas as well, in Europe and other countries, there have been demonstrations. And, you know, Tesla has really become a target for people who are watching what's happening on a day-to-day basis, listening to Musk talk about, you know, feeding agencies like USAID into the wood chipper.

And now we're seeing, you know, there's been hundreds of these protests now, and overseas as well, in Europe and other countries, there have been demonstrations. And, you know, Tesla has really become a target for people who are watching what's happening on a day-to-day basis, listening to Musk talk about, you know, feeding agencies like USAID into the wood chipper.

Federal employees being forced to list their accomplishments or being forced to take buyouts. Chaos in national parks as park rangers are being laid off. They're fearful of a rise in sort of this oligarchic type movement. And, you know, it's really kind of a fascinating thing to me, too, because I think during the first Trump administration, right, it was all about sort of a huge show of force.

Federal employees being forced to list their accomplishments or being forced to take buyouts. Chaos in national parks as park rangers are being laid off. They're fearful of a rise in sort of this oligarchic type movement. And, you know, it's really kind of a fascinating thing to me, too, because I think during the first Trump administration, right, it was all about sort of a huge show of force.

Federal employees being forced to list their accomplishments or being forced to take buyouts. Chaos in national parks as park rangers are being laid off. They're fearful of a rise in sort of this oligarchic type movement. And, you know, it's really kind of a fascinating thing to me, too, because I think during the first Trump administration, right, it was all about sort of a huge show of force.

There was the Women's March movement. And it was in D.C. and then in New York and other places. And it was about sort of thousands, tens of thousands of people coming out all at once in demonstrating that this was an election that they disagreed with. Now we're seeing sort of much smaller protests, but spread out all across the country.

There was the Women's March movement. And it was in D.C. and then in New York and other places. And it was about sort of thousands, tens of thousands of people coming out all at once in demonstrating that this was an election that they disagreed with. Now we're seeing sort of much smaller protests, but spread out all across the country.

There was the Women's March movement. And it was in D.C. and then in New York and other places. And it was about sort of thousands, tens of thousands of people coming out all at once in demonstrating that this was an election that they disagreed with. Now we're seeing sort of much smaller protests, but spread out all across the country.

And it's because these Tesla showrooms are really just sort of like the perfect target, I think, for people in their effort to sort of demonstrate that they are opposed to Musk and what he's doing.

And it's because these Tesla showrooms are really just sort of like the perfect target, I think, for people in their effort to sort of demonstrate that they are opposed to Musk and what he's doing.

And it's because these Tesla showrooms are really just sort of like the perfect target, I think, for people in their effort to sort of demonstrate that they are opposed to Musk and what he's doing.

So I think it's a little bit too soon to tell whether or not the protests are affecting sales. But I will say that Tesla ended 2024 with its first drop in sales in, I think, over a decade. And that's because a number of things. There's more competition, right? A lot of the legacy automakers are starting to make electric vehicles. Now Tesla is not the only game anymore.

So I think it's a little bit too soon to tell whether or not the protests are affecting sales. But I will say that Tesla ended 2024 with its first drop in sales in, I think, over a decade. And that's because a number of things. There's more competition, right? A lot of the legacy automakers are starting to make electric vehicles. Now Tesla is not the only game anymore.

So I think it's a little bit too soon to tell whether or not the protests are affecting sales. But I will say that Tesla ended 2024 with its first drop in sales in, I think, over a decade. And that's because a number of things. There's more competition, right? A lot of the legacy automakers are starting to make electric vehicles. Now Tesla is not the only game anymore.

And so their market share has been dropping. But it's also because specifically in China, the competition has become really fierce. There's also a lot of other things that are going on. Tesla's lineup is pretty stale. Most of its vehicles that it sells are the Model 3 and the Model Y, and they haven't really been updated until just recently. Incentives are going away, right?

And so their market share has been dropping. But it's also because specifically in China, the competition has become really fierce. There's also a lot of other things that are going on. Tesla's lineup is pretty stale. Most of its vehicles that it sells are the Model 3 and the Model Y, and they haven't really been updated until just recently. Incentives are going away, right?

And so their market share has been dropping. But it's also because specifically in China, the competition has become really fierce. There's also a lot of other things that are going on. Tesla's lineup is pretty stale. Most of its vehicles that it sells are the Model 3 and the Model Y, and they haven't really been updated until just recently. Incentives are going away, right?

Trump said he's getting rid of all the EV incentives that Biden put in place. So it's not looking pretty good for Tesla in the near term in terms of being able to get that stock price up and getting the sales to pick back up as well.

Trump said he's getting rid of all the EV incentives that Biden put in place. So it's not looking pretty good for Tesla in the near term in terms of being able to get that stock price up and getting the sales to pick back up as well.

Trump said he's getting rid of all the EV incentives that Biden put in place. So it's not looking pretty good for Tesla in the near term in terms of being able to get that stock price up and getting the sales to pick back up as well.