--- title: "Elon Musk Hits Back At Tesla Brand Damage Critics, Reaffirms Model Y's Sales Dominance" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/287529702.md" description: "Elon Musk defended Tesla's brand against concerns of damage due to his political activism, reaffirming the Model Y's sales dominance as the best-selling EV globally. Despite criticism from some investors regarding brand impact, Musk highlighted Tesla's strong market position. Tesla shares fell 0.55% to $423.67 in after-hours trading." datetime: "2026-05-25T10:42:56.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/287529702.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287529702.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/287529702.md) --- # Elon Musk Hits Back At Tesla Brand Damage Critics, Reaffirms Model Y's Sales Dominance **Tesla Inc.** (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO **Elon Musk** on Monday hit back against concerns that his political activism has negatively affected the Tesla brand. ## Product \>\> Brand Quoting a post by user **James Stephenson** on **X**, who hailed the Tesla Model Y’s position as the best-selling EV across multiple markets, Musk seemingly reaffirmed the EV giant’s position in the global market. “Product \>\> Brand,” Musk said in the post. **Read Also: Tesla Investor Shares How Retail Investors Can Participate In Blockbuster SpaceX IPO Via Robinhood, Sofi** The Model Y has repeatedly topped sales charts, with the crossover SUV emerging as the best-selling car globally in 2023, 2024 and 2025, as well as being the best-selling EV in the U.S. and in California during the first quarter of 2026. ## Tesla Brand Damage Concerns about damage to Tesla’s brand have been shared by experts following Musk’s political activism and his close associations with the President **Donald Trump** administration. Musk was instrumental in Trump’s re-election bid, donating over $250 million to the campaign in the run-up to the 2024 Presidential election. However, he has also received widespread criticism over his ties to right-wing politics. Investor **Ross Gerber** of **Gerber Kawasaki**, one of the earlier backers of the EV giant and now a vocal critic of the brand, earlier shared that the brand is “permanently damaged,” while investor **Cathie Wood**, who is the CEO of **Ark Invest**, acknowledged that the brand had been negatively impacted last year. According to Benzinga Edge Rankings, Tesla scores well on the Growth and Quality metric, while also providing a favorable price trend in the Short, Medium and Long term. **Price Action:** Tesla shares were down 0.55% at $423.67 during the after-hours session on Friday. **Read Also: Top Analyst Predicts Initial 'Pop' For SpaceX Investors Following IPO Due To Nasdaq 100, S&P 500 Boost—Questions $2 Trillion Market Cap** _Check out more of Benzinga’s Future Of Mobility coverage by_ following this link. _Image: Tork Mason-Imagn Images_ ### Related Stocks - [TSL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSL.US.md) - [TSLA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLA.US.md) - [TSLQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLQ.US.md) - [TSLS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLS.US.md) - [TSLG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLG.US.md) - [TESL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TESL.US.md) - [TSLZ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLZ.US.md) - [TSLL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLL.US.md) - [TSLT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLT.US.md) - [TSLR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLR.US.md) - [TSDD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSDD.US.md) - [.NDX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.NDX.US.md) - [.SPX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.SPX.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Volvo EV drivers in Europe gain an easier way into Tesla’s Supercharger network](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287661623.md) - [Tesla Opens First Superchargers in Colombia](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287794977.md) - [Wilian Securities LLC Purchases Shares of 1,938 Tesla, Inc. $TSLA](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287357572.md) - [FACTBOX-IPO-bound SpaceX's board is stacked with Musk empire loyalists](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287206089.md) - [Elon Musk Could Get a $760B SpaceX Pay Package if He Reaches Mars](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287433046.md)