4 Teslas burns in Germany as Musk companies surge protests – National – National
Four Tesla cars caught fire in Germany on Friday, which could be the latest driving force for ongoing global protests and vandalism against auto companies as its CEO Elon Musk became a key figure in President Donald Trump’s administration.
German police said four vehicles were burned in the communities of Plänterwald and Steglitz in Berlin early Friday morning, adding that political motivation cannot be ruled out.
A burnt Tesla car in the Steglitz district of Berlin was located in the Steglitz district of Berlin on Friday, March 14, 2025, because four Teslas were suspected to have caught fire in Berlin.
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It was reported that the first fire was reported before 2 a.m. local time and an alarm was issued shortly thereafter. German police said that although no one was injured, all four vehicles were damaged and nearby vehicles were damaged.
A burnt Tesla car in the Steglitz district of Berlin was located in the Steglitz district of Berlin on Friday, March 14, 2025, because four Teslas were suspected to have caught fire in Berlin.
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Trump has seen a series of targeted behaviors targeting Tesla in recent months, shortly after Musk took office, and Trump has been in charge of the Department of Administration Efficiency (DOGE). Since then, cost-cutting agencies have launched thousands of government employees and there will be more to follow.
The Associated Press reported that the second shot at a Tesla dealership in Oregon on Thursday caused serious damage to the car and showroom windows. A week ago, a similar shooting occurred at the same location on March 6.
Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Tesla showroom in New York City last weekend to express their frustration with Musk's high-level involvement in the U.S. government.
Video captured during protests in Manhattan dealerships showed police evacuating many protesters from the site where glass doors were broken.
Meanwhile, people gathered outside the facility can be heard chanting, “We need clean air, not another billionaire.”
Protesters gathered outside a Tesla dealership in Manhattan and were arrested for demonstrations against Tesla CEO Elon Musk in New York City on March 8, 2025.
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In March alone, arsonists started fires at several Tesla facilities in the United States and overseas.
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Independent reports said that on March 5, 12 Tesla cars were set on fire outside a dealership in Toulouse, France, destroyed eight, resulting in eight dealers and eight dealers. After that, the authorities began a criminal investigation.
On the same day, a shopping mall in Littleton, Massachusetts was burned about 60 kilometers outside Boston, causing heavy damage and emitting smokey feathers.
Last weekend, protesters in suburban Seattle also targeted a car dealership, spray-painted swastikas and blasphemy against Musk. In another incident in Seattle the same weekend, four Seberts were destroyed in a fire in Tesla’s storage room, although authorities did not confirm whether they were intentional.
ATF investigators and a member of the Seattle Fire Department inspected Tesla's Seberak on Monday, March 10, 2025.
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In January, in a speech after the stage, Musk made several Nazi tribute motions, with activist groups in Britain and Germany placing the still image of the Billionaire Polytechnic Mogel middleman outside the company’s Berlin company Gigafactory.
The prediction comes with a social media outlining Musk’s connections with several extreme right activists and politicians, including the AFD in Germany, a party known for using Nazi images to promote racist rhetoric and anti-democratic messaging.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk spoke at the inaugural parade held at the capital One Arena in Washington, DC on January 20, 2025.
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Meanwhile, Trump, shopping in the White House driveway on Tuesday, bought a new Tesla in the White House driveway, and chose a shiny red sedan to show his support to Musk's company as Musk's work promoted the president's political agenda and narrowed the federal government.
Trump said in a stunt on Tuesday that people protesting Tesla should be labeled as domestic terrorists, adding that protesters are “damaging a great American company” and that anyone who commits violence against electric car manufacturers will “experience hell.”
Trump accused Tesla's stock price on his social media platform Truth Social Platform for falling on “radical left Lunatics”, saying he tried to “illegal and collision-resistant” the company.
President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk spoke to reporters Tuesday, March 11, 2025 near the Tesla vehicle on the South Lawn of the White House.
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This is the latest and most unusual example of how Trump demonstrates his loyalty to Musk. Tesla's shares fell nearly 48% on Tuesday, with shares rising nearly 4% since Trump took office in January.
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