US President Donald Trump speaks to the media alongside Tesla CEO Elon Musk with his son X Æ A-12 in the White House in Washington, DC, USA, March 11, 2025.
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Believe more than eight out of 10 respondents from a Morgan Stanley survey Tesla The controversial political activities of CEO Elon Musk damage his business.
A total of 85% of the 245 participants who were asked by the company believed that Musk's foray in politics had either an “negative” or “extremely negative” impact on the business bases. According to the survey, the majority of respondents also expect Tesla delivering this year.
During a small sample, these results offer the latest sign of an increasing frustration with the billionaire entrepreneur because he has become an increasing personality in international and American politics. There is also a crucial point for Tesla's shares, with the shares being almost 40% this year.
When asked about Musk's efforts with the efficiency of the US government and other political activities, 45% of those respondents said that these measures had a “negative” impact on the company. Another 40% stated that they had an “extremely negative” effect.
On the other hand, 3% stated that they were “positive” for the business. In the meantime, 12% called them “insignificant”.
Of course, Morgan Stanley Analyst Adam Jonas reported that his survey participants come from his E -Mail sales list and should not be regarded as a random representative sample. He also noticed that the respondents are not necessarily the owner of Tesla shares. The survey was canceled over a period of 17 hours, starting on Tuesday afternoon.
Jonas also asked about expectations of the company's performance. In a separate question, 59% stated that Tesla would deliver fewer cars to customers in 2025 compared to the previous year. In addition, 21% of the total sjuries stated that it would be expected to decrease more than 10%. This comes when some analysts have triggered the alarm that recent reports about vandalism could frighten potential customers.
Only 19% of the responders stated that they predicted the deliveries in 2025, while another 23% gave to be flat between the two years.
After his public support from President Donald Trump, the political profile of Musk has increased in the run -up to last year's elections and his subsequent role, which the Department of Government Efficiency or Doge heads. The efforts of the Tesla Executive to reduce the expenditure and workforce of the federal government has drawn the anger of the critics that his team work too quickly and arbitrarily.
In an interview with Fox Business on Monday, Musk admitted that his top -class role in Trump's administration led him to lead his business, including X and SpaceX, “with great difficulty”. On this day, the Tesla shares for its worst session have fell by more than 15%since 2020.
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Despite the latest storm, 45% of those surveyed stated that they were at least 11% higher by the end of the calendar year. Around 36% expect the share to fall by another 11% or further after the end of the year, while 19% of the share will remain around $ 220 within 10% of its course.
After a report on the New York Times last week, the criticism of Musk's team was excavated by members of Trump's cabinet, the president offered a vote of trust on Tuesday. Trump rated five Tesla vehicles parked in the White House after the president said on social media that he would buy one as a symbol of support.
Trump also said that he would declare violence in Tesla dealers as actions in domestic terrorism.