Tesla opened its first showroom in Saudi Arabia — marking a dramatic push into the Gulf’s electrical future. The star of the Riyadh launch? A Cybertruck underneath palm timber, surrounded by excited crowds, though Elon Musk himself didn’t attend. This comes at a time when Tesla faces world headwinds: a 13% dip in Q1 2025 gross sales, intensifying competitors from GM and Ford, and political backlash over Musk’s alliance with Donald Trump. In the meantime, Saudi Arabia is focusing on 30% EV adoption by 2030 — an enormous leap from simply 1% final 12 months.From sandstorms to Superchargers, this launch alerts greater than a showroom. It’s a geopolitical gear shift within the EV race.
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