SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attends a cupboard assembly held by U.S. President Donald Trump on the White Home on March 24, 2025.
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The broad public and buyers have one thing in frequent as of late: They do not have loads of love for both Tesla or CEO Elon Musk.
Tesla’s inventory has undergone a withering sell-off, and the CNBC All-America Financial survey finds greater than 47% of the general public have a detrimental view of the corporate. One other 27% are constructive on the electrical automobile maker, whereas 24% are impartial. That compares with a 3rd of the general public who’ve a constructive view of Basic Motors with 51% impartial and 10% detrimental.
Tesla has been underneath strain with concern that its founder’s controversial political actions in chopping authorities employment and backing President Donald Trump and Republicans could possibly be alienating potential patrons. Protests have sprung up throughout the nation at Tesla workplaces.
The survey discovered Musk to be a extremely polarizing determine. Half of the general public has a detrimental view of Musk, in contrast with 36% who see him positively and 16% who’re impartial. Amongst Democrats, Musk’s web approval (constructive minus detrimental) is -82 and -49 for independents. GOP respondents are +56.
The most important downside for Tesla could also be that many teams who’re potential clients are way more constructive about electrical automobiles than they’re concerning the firm.
“The place Tesla is strongest is among the many folks least probably to purchase an EV,” mentioned Micah Roberts, associate at Public Opinion Methods, the Republican pollster for the survey.
Total, 35% of People are detrimental on EVs and 33% are constructive. Males, nevertheless, are +11 in web approval of EVs however evenly divided on Tesla. Younger folks aged 18-34 are +19 on EV’s however -23 on Tesla. The hole is most stark amongst Democrats, who’re +20 on EV’s however -74 on Tesla.
Additional complicating the problem: Republicans are strongly constructive on Tesla, however web detrimental on EV’s.
The survey of 1,000 folks nationwide was performed April 9 via April 13 and has a margin of error of +/-3.1%.