Anti-Elon crusades in US and Europe make Tesla their main target
People have had enough of Elon Musk. Americans are protesting DOGE cuts by vandalizing Teslas, while Europeans denounce Musk’s support of far-right parties by posting Nazi ads across London.
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People have had enough of Elon Musk. Americans are protesting DOGE cuts by vandalizing Teslas, while Europeans denounce Musk’s support of far-right parties by posting Nazi ads across London.
In the US, Americans are done with Musk's brutal cuts as a part of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) reform.
Tesla disguised as Audi, wonder why? 😆
undefined Brian Burke (@brushmastery2) March 13, 2025
Stay vigilant! pic.twitter.com/ROGlABZQnc
Americans who own Musk’s vehicles are desperately trying to blend into the crowd by disguising their Tesla cars as Toyota, Honda, or Mazda vehicles.
A few cars were spotted in Seattle using badges of different car brands to avoid backlash.
Seattle Tesla owners are disguising their cars with Honda, Toyota, and Mazda badges to avoid backlash. Reports suggest some drivers are swapping out the Tesla logo in an attempt to blend in 👀💨 pic.twitter.com/jYNgstugsq
undefined SEATTLESUBMISSIONS (@SEATTLESUBMISS) February 28, 2025
Tesla owners in California and across the country are disguising their vehicles to avoid vandalism and protest Musk’s sweeping governmental cuts affecting USAID and hundreds of thousands of jobs nationwide.
Folks are so embarrassed to drive their Tesla cars that they are disguising them with other brand logos.
undefined Mary Pat (@EverGrowMary) March 13, 2025
Here’s a Tesla/Audi in California. pic.twitter.com/oYAlIQEAmn
In Oregon, a Tesla dealership was shot at for a second time following ongoing vandalism and protests against the Tesla CEO, ABC news reports.
In Washington, Tesla Cybertrucks were spray painted with red swastikas and Musk’s name, implying that Musk is a Nazi.
Another Tesla dealership has been hit by activists. They’ve painted swastikas on the Swasticars.#BrandDamage #CyberTruck #HeilTesla pic.twitter.com/J2ZVNIpBxb
undefined Stunt Dummy (@banfsd) March 12, 2025
Cybertrucks covered in the words “Fuck Elon” were spotted in a parking lot. The post said that roughly 30 Cybertrucks had been vandalized. However, the exact number is not known.
🚨Elon Musk finally achieved true mass adoption—30 Cybertrucks proudly displaying ‘Fuck Elon’ in sleek, spray-painted font. It’s probably the most authentic design choice Tesla has ever made#Swasticars #FCKNZS pic.twitter.com/prFXsgn5Wn
undefined Anonymous TV 🇺🇦 (@YourAnonTV) February 22, 2025
Back in Seattle, a man bought a Tesla just to destroy it in protest of Musk’s companies.
He bought a Tesla to destroy it…what a maroon https://t.co/GG6FQtqIzU
undefined John Devlin (@Devlinside123) March 11, 2025
President Donald Trump suggested that vandalism of Tesla vehicles, dealerships, and other property relating to the electric vehicle company will be seen as domestic terrorism.
Trump said that protesters are “harming a great American company,” the BBC reports, and that anyone who is caught showing violence towards Tesla will “go through hell.”
While Musk’s DOGE reforms have impacted the American population, across the pond, Europeans are protesting Musk for different reasons.
Musk’s unwavering support for right-wing political parties, his lack of support for Ukraine, and his outright critique of the European way of life leave a bitter taste in the mouths of many Europeans.
So much so that Tesla has become a target, French media reports the destruction of Tesla vehicles outside a French dealership, similar to attacks in the United States.
Far-left activists called “Volcano Group” claimed responsibility for an arson attack on the Tesla Berlin Gigafactory that left the factory without power and halted operations. An action that was dubbed by Musk as “extremely dumb.”
According to Reuters, climate activists in London have poured orange liquid latex over Tesla's humanoid robot in protest of Musk.
Elsewhere in the city, advertisements in bus stops and tube stations have cropped up around London – most of which refer to the Space X CEO as a Nazi.
One guerilla ad for Tesla reads: “Goes from 0 to 1939 in 3 seconds – Tesla the Swasticar.”
Bus stop advertisement in Portland Row London.
undefined Liberal Lisa in Oklahoma (@lisa_liberal) February 24, 2025
The whole world knows that President Elon Musk is a Nazi. pic.twitter.com/rqo0eEyEXF
Another ad on the London Underground shows Musk displaying the Nazi hand symbol. The fake ad is for a product called “Elon’s Musk,” a perfume with a swastika on the bottle.
Victoria Line, from Brixton to Walthamstow, for those who don’t live in London pic.twitter.com/ufYekqooiR
undefined Esheru (@Eshprojet) March 6, 2025
Tesla’s shares dropped 15% on Monday (March 10th), the biggest one-day drop in five years, while its market capitalization has dropped 45% since hitting a record $1.5 trillion on December 17th.
Following the Tesla sell-off, Trump blamed the “radical left lunatics” for attempting to “illegally and collusively boycott Tesla, one of the world’s great automakers, and Elon’s ’baby.”
Tesla sales in the EU and the UK fell by half in January. Sales have also been falling in California, the company’s biggest market in the United States.