Overview

• Around 10 French Tesla leaseholders have filed suit at the Paris Commercial Court to terminate their contracts and recover legal fees, citing “direct and concrete” harm from Elon Musk’s political actions.
• Plaintiffs say Musk’s public support for President Trump and Germany’s AfD party has transformed their leased vehicles into potent far-right political symbols.
• The GKA law firm representing the group highlighted a gesture by Musk at Trump’s inauguration celebrations that drew comparisons to a Nazi salute.
• Tesla sales in the EU have nearly halved since the start of the year, a slump partly blamed on fallout from Musk’s political activities and a shift by consumers toward Chinese electric car brands.
• Musk has publicly expressed regret for remarks he made on his social media platform during a recent falling out with Trump.