Overview

• Berlin Work Senator Cansel Kiziltepe described Tesla cars as 'Nazi-Autos' in a post on X, sparking significant criticism from Brandenburg leaders and business groups.
• Brandenburg's Economy Minister Daniel Keller and Minister-President Dietmar Woidke have publicly condemned the remark, citing its offensiveness to Tesla’s 11,000-strong, multinational workforce.
• Tesla’s Grünheide Gigafactory, Brandenburg’s largest employer, provides well-paid, permanent jobs to employees from 150 nations, with over half residing in Berlin.
• Business association leader Alexander Schirp labeled the comment an unworthy defamation and warned it could deter future investments in Berlin.
• Kiziltepe has yet to retract her statement, with a spokesperson for Berlin’s Senate Administration for Labor indicating she will not comment for now.