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Re:Tesla (TSLA) can't find the bottom in Europe by marwamc on Monday February 02, 2026 @08:19PM (#46864987)
Picking a fight with the European labor unions was not a smart move in hindsight.

Backing AfD in Germany and calling them Germany's "best hope for the future" likely rubs the rest of the non-AfD polity the wrong way. He turned driving a Tesla into a political stance in Germany.

Re:Tesla (TSLA) can't find the bottom in Europe by browningstreet on Monday February 02, 2026 @09:02PM (#46865394)
It is here in the US too. I drive on OG Model Y and silently judge new Model 3/Y purchasers. Trained to do so by the Cybertruck.
Re:Tesla (TSLA) can't find the bottom in Europe by ahartmetz on Monday February 02, 2026 @09:31PM (#46865656)
>Picking a fight with the European labor unions

Trying to rule when the local custom is to negotiate - US companies keep repeating that mistake. It has not gone well once that I'd know of. Unions are often more concerned about the long term than company leadership, that's an asset!

Re:Tesla (TSLA) can't find the bottom in Europe by rsynnott on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @08:54AM (#46870992)
And various other European far-right parties; it wasn't just AfD.

Also, y'know, the salute (still amazed that he was pretty much given a pass for that in the US).