Key Takeaways Tesla shipped fewer vehicles made in China in April than it did a year ago, in its seventh straight month of declining shipments.Earlier this week, Tesla sales and registrations were reported to have declined in several European countries.

Tesla's China-made electric vehicle sales fell 6% in April from a year earlier, extending declines for a seventh month, as the U.S. automaker grapples with intense competition from its Chinese rivals and a tarnished image in Europe.

Demand for the U.S. automaker’s vehicles slid amid stronger competition from Europe and China and rising anger at Elon Musk’s political forays.