As the largest maker of electric vehicles in the United States, Tesla suffered more than other carmakers from the elimination of federal incentives.

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NEW YORK — Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row.

Tesla lost its crown as the world's bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday amid controversy over Elon Musk's political ties and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row. Tesla Inc. said that it delivered 1.64 million vehicles in 2025, in its quarterly delivery report Friday. That is down 9% from last year.

Tesla lost its crown as the world's bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk's right-wing politics, expiring U.S. tax breaks for buyers and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row.

Tesla Inc. published a compilation of estimates for vehicle deliveries, and the averages for the current quarter are more pessimistic than those gathered by Bloomberg.

Tesla Inc. ended last year on a roll, with investors increasingly buying into Elon Musk’s ebullience about autonomous vehicles. Winning over actual car buyers was another story.

Almost all new cars sold in Norway last year were fully electric, according to registration data published Friday.

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