The Globe and Mail reports in its Saturday edition that Tesla's sales plunged across Europe in April, including an 81-per-cent drop in Sweden to their lowest level in 2-1/2 years, data showed on Friday, as Europeans buy more Chinese electric vehicles. A Reuters dispatch to The Globe says many car buyers are protesting against chief executive officer Elon Musk's embrace of far-right politics. Tesla's sales have dropped for four straight months across much of Europe. For the first quarter, sales of all fully electric cars rose 28 per cent in Europe while Tesla's sales slumped 37.2 per cent. In Sweden, Tesla's new car sales in April plunged 80.7 per cent to their lowest since October, 2022. Its sales in the Netherlands fell 73.8 per cent to their weakest for that month since 2022 and were down 33 per cent in Portugal, a bigger drop than the previous month. Sales in Denmark dropped 67.2 per cent, data showed on Thursday, while France reported a 59.4-per-cent fall. The figures will increase doubts about whether the launch of a revamped Model Y in some countries can revive Tesla's fortunes in Europe. On Thursday, its chair Robyn Denholm denied a Wall Street Journal report that board members were looking for a new CEO.