Demand for the U.S. automaker’s vehicles slid amid stronger competition from Europe and China and rising anger at Elon Musk’s political forays.

While Tesla's April sales numbers fell by nearly half, Germany saw a 53.5 percent increase in the total number of newly registered electric vehicles over the last year. While Tesla sales declined in Germany, sales for the Chinese EV company BYD's vehicles skyrocketed.

Tesla’s April sales in Germany amounted to 885 vehicles, down 46% year over year, according to the Federal Motor Transit Authority. It’s one of the latest sales data points Te