Drivers in the country, Europe’s largest car market, are avoiding vehicles from Tesla, which has seen a drop in sales in other countries as well.

Tesla sales in Germany dropped in May for the fifth month in a row, as demand for the electric vehicle maker continued to slide across much of Europe, despite Elon Musk’s efforts to turn his focus away from his U.S. government activities and back to his companies.

Registrations of new Tesla cars in Germany, Europe’s largest car market, dropped more than a third from the same month last year, data released by the country’s Federal Motor Transport Authority, K.B.A., showed on Wednesday.

Tesla sales in other European countries have also remained depressed, falling more than 67 percent in France and 29 percent in Spain in May.

Only Norway stood out as an exception, with Tesla selling 2,600 cars in May, more than triple the number sold a year earlier.

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