Tesla registrations down 90% in Quebec in 1st quarter of 2025 [Video]

Quebec EV buyers’ relationship with Tesla is showing signs of souring as sales in the province plummeted in the first quarter of 2025. 

Only 524 Teslas were registered in Quebec between Jan. 1 and March 31, according to Quebec’s auto insurance board, the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec. 

That’s a 90 per cent drop from the previous quarter when 5,097 of the electric automaker’s cars were registered in the province, as first reported by Le Devoir. 

The data, also obtained by CBC News, shows that Tesla registrations in Quebec — Canada’s largest EV market, including for Tesla — rose 30 per cent from 2023 to 2024 before nosediving in early 2025. 

And though CEO Elon Musk and his involvement in the Trump administration has “absolutely” had an impact on sales, says Daniel Breton, president of Electric Mobility Canada, the reasons go beyond a general dislike of the EV company’s founder, with tariffs and rebate cutbacks …