Earlier this week, we reported on European markets releasing car sales data for January, showing a massive drop in Tesla sales. Tesla sold roughly half as many cars in Europe in January 2025 compared to January 2024. Most industry watchers agree that there are two main reasons behind the sharp decline: Elon Musk’s meddling in politics and spreading misinformation on social media is driving people away from Tesla Tesla is transitioning Model Y production to the new design, which is affecting production and sales Now, Australia is reporting its car sale numbers for January 2025, and it shows that Tesla is also having issues in this market. In the first month of 2025, Tesla delivered only 739 vehicles – down 33% year-over-year. This time, Tesla can’t blame the Model Y changeover as Model Y deliveries were actually up 20%. Model 3 is the problem. Sales of Tesla’s cheapest model were down 63%. This has been Tesla’s trend in Australia for the last year. In January 2023, Tesla delivered more than 2,000 vehicles in the country, but now it can only deliver a few hundred units. In 2024, Tesla’s sales dropped 17% for the whole year. Electrek’s Take