Anti-Elon Musk activists bid to go viral with new video marketing campaign

Political activists Led By Donkeys have used a Tesla to write down an enormous message on Black Rock Sands seaside in Wales as a part of its marketing campaign towards Elon Musk and the US EV model.

The video has been seen over 30,000 instances since being posted on March 17 and has been picked up by mainstream media shops.

A decription for the video states: “Hundreds of persons are ditching Tesla. Right here’s one among them with a message you may see from house.”

Professor Jim Saker, common Automotive Administration contributor and president of the Institute of the Motor Business, just lately shared his views on Musk’s political leanings and the affect to the model and its volumes, in addition to Led By Donkeys’ different campaigns which have focused the enterprise.

Vandals in at Tesla’s Belfast dealership smashed up 20 autos and there have been latest protests in main cities within the US towards Elon Musk and the model.

Regardless of the latest model sentiment from some prospects, used Tesla gross sales have reached a brand new report stage within the UK.

Automotive sellers offered 2,690 Teslas in February, the very best stage ever offered in a single month, based on information from Marketcheck.

February figures characterize a 112% improve from the overall used Teslas offered a 12 months earlier in February 2024 (1,267).

In the meantime, Tesla’s new automotive gross sales dropped by 45% throughout Europe from 18,161 to 9,945 models year-on-year in January.

The US electrical car model’s share value has dropped by 9% and the corporate has been swept up by wider controversy attributable to the corporate’s chief govt Elon Musk.

Tesla’s CEO made a controversial hand salute as a part of US President Donald Trump’s inauguration rally in direction of the tip of January.