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Tesla faces growing protests over Elon Musk’s political activism as sales falter

An anti-Tesla protest drew over 100 people in Sunnyvale, Calif. March 22. Global protests are planned against CEO Elon Musk.
An anti-Tesla protest drew more than 100 people in Sunnyvale, Calif., on March 22. Global protests are planned against CEO Elon Musk. (LAURENCE ILIFF/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)
March 27, 2025 11:00 AM
An anti-Tesla protest drew over 100 people in Sunnyvale, Calif. March 22. Global protests are planned against CEO Elon Musk.
An anti-Tesla protest drew over 100 people in Sunnyvale, Calif. March 22. Global protests are planned against CEO Elon Musk. (LAURENCE ILIFF/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Anti-Tesla protesters targeting CEO Elon Musk’s political activism lined the streets of this Silicon Valley community last Saturday, urging car shoppers to abandon the nearby Tesla showroom, dump their stock in the company and join the growing demonstration.

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