{"id":82656,"date":"2025-05-28T18:07:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T22:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82656"},"modified":"2025-05-28T18:07:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T22:07:44","slug":"teslas-sales-fall-quebec-market-gets-wiped-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82656","title":{"rendered":"Tesla’s sales fall 87% in Quebec as its market gets wiped out"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tesla\u2019s sales have fallen 87% in Quebec in the first quarter 2025 compared to the same period last year.<\/p>\n

The critical Canadian market has been wiped out, and Tesla is no longer importing new vehicles.<\/p>\n

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Quebec is the leading EV market in Canada, with the highest adoption rate of new electric vehicles. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s due to incentives, cheap hydro electricity, and a strong base of EV enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

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As the EV leader in North America, Quebec became an important market for Tesla.<\/p>\n

However, Tesla\u2019s market in Quebec is now gone. <\/p>\n

We don\u2019t have all Canadian data for vehicle registrations in the first quarter; however, Le Devoir<\/a> managed to obtain data for Quebec from the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d\u2019assurance automobile du Qu\u00e9bec (SAAQ), which revealed that Tesla delivered only 524 vehicles in Quebec during Q1 2025.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s down 87% compared to Q1 2024.<\/p>\n

The pause in the Quebec and federal EV incentive programs contributed to the sharp decline, but the pause also happened in the quarter, which helped sales by creating urgency to buy and take delivery.<\/p>\n

However, it also created an awkward situation for Tesla in which it was accused of filing thousands of questionable requests for incentives worth $42 million CAD, which it later claimed was a backlog of deliveries that it hadn\u2019t filed yet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This controversy added to growing brand damage for Tesla in Quebec and the broader Canada due to its CEO Elon Musk\u2019s backing of Donald Trump, who is openly calling for the US to annex Canada. <\/p>\n

Tesla\u2019s Canadian Troubles are not over<\/h2>\n

While Q1 2025 was bad, Q2 could prove even worse. Tesla had to increase prices in Canada in April <\/a>due to the Canadian government slapping 25% tariffs on its vehicles in response to Trump\u2019s trade war.<\/p>\n

The combination of the end of some incentive programs, the higher prices, and the degrading sentiment for Tesla in Canada and Quebec is leading to very few sales in the market.<\/p>\n

A source familiar with the matter said that Tesla doesn\u2019t plan to import more vehicles in the country this quarter due to low demand. <\/p>\n

The broader EV market in Canada declined 45% in Q1 due to the pause in the incentive program, but Tesla\u2019s decline was much sharper, indicating larger issues than just the lack of incentives.<\/p>\n

Electrek\u2019s Take<\/h2>\n

The situation for Tesla in Canada is even worse than in Europe right now. It\u2019s not the largest market in terms of size, but it has a significantly higher EV adoption rate than the US and has helped Tesla in North America.<\/p>\n

As long as the tariffs are in place, there\u2019s little hope for Tesla in Canada.<\/p>\n

Even if they are removed, which I hope happens soon, as it would mean a de-escalation of Trump\u2019s dumb and illegal trade war, Tesla is still going to have major brand issues due to Musk\u2019s backing of Trump and him saying some foolish things like \u201cCanada is not a real country.\u201d<\/p>\n

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All of those factors add to Tesla\u2019s aging and limited lineup, which too heavily relies on Model Y, which had a refresh that wasn\u2019t significant enough to revitalize sales.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s really hard to be optimistic about Tesla right now.<\/p>\n

In Canada, Tesla currently has some inventory of the new Model Y, which it managed to secure before the tariffs. If you\u2019re interested in a Cybertruck, there are plenty available. Although, I have a feeling that you are better off waiting a bit as I assume prices will come down.<\/p>\n

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