"Every time I get in this car ... it reminds me of just how much damage Elon Musk and Donald Trump is doing to our country," Mark Kelly said.

Tesla shareholders are frustrated with Elon Musk as he focuses more on DOGE and Tesla's stock price crashes.

This suggests that a reaction from consumers who dislike Mr Musk’s antics are only one reason for falling sales. An updated Model Y, Tesla’s best-selling vehicle, has just gone on sale. In preparation Tesla ran down inventory of the old model, crimping supply. Customers doubtless held off purchases until the new car was available.

Elon Musk said DOGE is set to grow to about 200 federal employees, up from about 100 currently as it fans across the federal department.

Demonstrators have gathered outside Tesla stores across the U.S. to protest the automaker’s billionaire leader, Elon Musk.

The findings come as federal workers terminated at the behest of Musk voice their displeasure at town halls across the country.

James Fishback, an investment manager who briefly worked with Vivek Ramaswamy in the earliest days of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), says the idea of "DOGE dividend" payments came