Cansel Kiziltepe (SPD) wrote on Thursday (24.04.) On X: “Who would like drive a Nazi car? Producers e-cars They are experiencing a sales boom – in addition to Tesla. “In this way, a social democratic policy commented on the text published by RBB (RBB24.DE) about the decrease in the sale of cars Tesla. Then, under the influence of sharp criticism, she removed the term “Nazi car”.
A party friend's statement criticized, among others prime minister Brandenburg Dietmar Woidke: – Considering that people from about 150 different nationalities work at the Tesla factory in Grünheide, next to many Berliners, this statement is a work senator It is completely out of place – said Woij journal “Berliner Zeitung”.
“Relativization of Nazi terror”
Minister of Economy of Brandenburg Daniel Keller (SPD) called Kiziltepe to withdraw the statement. “Such a Nazi comparison hurts people who work there and is completely inappropriate for a work senator,” said the German DPA agency. “It's about well -paid, permanent jobs,” Keller said. Tesla in Grünheide, where About 11,000 people workshe became the largest employer in Brandenburg. Half of the employees live in Berlin.
The leader of the Berlin Parliamentary Group of CDU, Dirk Stettner, also bluntly criticized Kiziltepe: – It is a dangerous relativization of Nazi terror, and thus the Holocaust – he said and added that “the senator should urgently explain that this was not her intention in any way.”
A rapid decline in Tesla sales
“Tesla is currently experiencing a breakdown in sales, because customers attribute an far -right position to her shareholder Elon Musk, who has about 13 percent of the company's shares,” wrote Cansel Kiziltepe on Friday on Platform X. She added that “clearly “maintains his assessment of Elon Musk. “Of course, this does not mean that I blame Musk's employees or responsibility for his political position,” she added.
The Tesla car manufacturer, which has its first and so far the only production plant in Europe in Grünheide, Brandenburg, is experiencing a huge drop in sales. Tesla suffered great image damage because The controversial role of Musk in the government of Donald Trump and his support for the far -right parties in Europe. The pioneer of e-cars also suffers from stronger competition that caught up with him in terms of technology. Musk recently announced that he would limit his political commitment.