Mr. Musk’s involvement in right-wing politics contributed to a 13% drop in global deliveries in the first quarter, including steep declines in places like Norway.

Tesla sales declined 13% in the first three months of the year, another sign that Elon Musk’s once high-flying electric car company is struggling to attract buyers.The double-digit drop is likely due to a combination of factors,

Tesla's sales have plummeted to their lowest level in three years in a surprise drop after a backlash against its boss Elon Musk. The electric car maker delivered almost 337,000 electric vehicles in the first three months of this year, a 13% drop from a year ago.

Even longtime bull couldn't sugar coat the EV maker's sales figures. "They were a disaster on every metric," wrote Wedbush Securities' Dan Ives.