An image of Elon Musk making the gesture during his speech at U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration was projected onto Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg.

The Tesla factory in Germany, one of the biggest foreign investments in German manufacturing in years and the company’s only European plant, has frequently been the site of protests.

Political activists in Germany projected an image of Elon Musk's infamous raised-arm salute and the word "Heil" onto the outside of his Tesla plant.

Elon Musk’s Berlin gigafactory has been hit by a protest after he gave what appeared to be a fascist salute at a US political rally. An image of his ‘Nazi’ salute was projected onto the factory walls,

“Musk is using his wealth from Tesla to back far-right parties and degrade democracy,” a spokesperson for the activist group, Led By Donkeys, told a local news agency. “He shouldn’t be surprised if people don’t fancy driving round in his cars for much longer.” The group’s German counterparts are called Centre for Political Beauty.

A boycott of Tesla vehicles is gaining momentum in Germany due to Elon Musk’s consistent meddling in the country’s

Protestors projected an image of billionaire Elon Musk giving what has been widely called a Nazi salute onto Musk’s Tesla Gigafactory factory in Berlin, Germany. The image was accompanied by the words “Heil Tesla,” according to Newsweek.

Several sources claim that Tesla has already built the first new Model Y at its Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany. According to German media outlet Handelsblatt, the company was scheduled to start producing the new car, also known by its codename "Juniper", on Tuesday.

Tesla kicks off production of the Juniper Model Y at Gigafactory Berlin, with a European launch expected soon, featuring major updates to the popular EV.

American EV giant Tesla Inc witnessed a 13% drop in new car registrations in 2024 in the European Union despite overall new car registrations rising in the year, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) released on Tuesday.

Tesla has confirmed that it is starting production of the new Model Y with a refreshed design at Gigafactory Berlin, but it hasn’t yet opened orders for it. Last week, Tesla unveiled the new Model Y in China and started taking orders in the country and a few other markets that Tesla supplies with its Gigafactory Shanghai.

Elon Musk’s “pure arrogance” in interfering in politics is turning off Tesla buyers, the boss of rival electric car maker Polestar has claimed...