[stevesimmons]

And paradoxically, the more he tries to influence British politics, the more people become aware of his efforts, and think more negatively of him.

Plus who in UK would buy a Tesla now? Other than because it was discounted.

[graemep]

Musk is only just the largest shareholder in Tesla, however he is CEO and very strongly associated with the brand so he has damaged the company's image.

On the other hand, people are happily buying Chinese cars without caring about the ethics and politics of China or the companies they buy from, which are even worse.

[tastyface]

I disagree that they're even worse. *China* might be a vicious and unethical state in many respects, but you can't directly equate every company in China with the Chinese government. If I buy a BYD car, my money is not going directly into the pockets of white supremacists in the UK and Germany.