Vile message sent to Tesla owner amid anti-Musk wave ripping across US (2025)

  • Alexandra Merz, 58,received hate mail with a Nazi salute and a written note
  • She has since contacted the FBI with agents now looking into the source
  • READ MORE:Shocking reason Elon Musk 'threatened me with deportation'

By OLIVIA SALAMONE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

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A Tesla investor has been left terrified after receiving hate mail featuring a Nazi salute and an ominous message saying 'history has its eyes on you.'

Alexandra Merz, 58, has invested in the tech company and owned Tesla since March 2020 - currently driving a Model Y, describing herself as a 'fierce Tesla retail shareholder advocate.'

But recently, she received an envelope in the mail with a greeting card featuring the car logo modified to look like the Nazi salute with the handwritten message inside.

She immediately called the FBIwho have since taken the letter - posted from Boston to her home in Santa Barbara, California- for analysis.

The CEO and investment analyst said: 'The Tesla hate has reached a new level when haters search for home address and take all their time to print this type of message.

'I contacted the FBI, and they have taken the card into their custody and are working on solving the issue.

'This reassured me.'

Alexandra said she hasn't received any direct abuse from people for being a Tesla driver until now.

She immediately called the FBI who have since taken the letter - posted from Boston to her home in Santa Barbara, California - for analysis

She said the protests against Tesla are 'politically motivated' and questions whether protestors understand what they are doing.

Alexandra, said: 'Tesla is employing more than 140,000 employees worldwide, building the most American cars in the US, and building the European Model Ys in Berlin.

'I often wonder whether these protesters have thought through what they are doing.'

During an earnings call on April 22, Tesla announced that it had a 20 percent drop in automotive revenue, while profits fell by more than 70 percent.

During the call, Elon Musk announced that the time he spends working for DOGEwill drop 'significantly.'

However, he still plans to put in one to two days per week still helping out with DOGE, he claimed.

But 'starting next month, I'll be allocating far more of my time to Tesla.'

Musk admitted that his forays into politics have likely damaged his company for the time being, though he added that the global economy was also to blame.

She said the protests against Tesla are 'politically motivated' and questions whether protestors understand what they are doing

'This dynamic, along with changing political sentiment, could have a meaningful impact on demand for our products in the near term,' he said.

The vibe shift around Tesla, once a crown jewel for liberal Americans, is very real.

The company sold huge amounts of electrified vehicles to tech and environmentally-minded consumers.

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Tesla is largely credited for the rise in popularity of EVs, which represent over nine percent of new vehicle sales in the US annually.

But Musk has since pitched rightward, spending millions on President Donald Trump's campaign and backing hard-right candidates in Europe.

That political pivot has turned off many of the progressive and centrist buyers who once lined up for Teslas.

Angry consumers have responded with impassioned, sometimes fiery, protests at Tesla dealerships.

And Tesla's sales have tanked.

Tesla Takedown, an organization that advocates for free speech rights at the dealership protests, took victory for the revenue and sales downfalls.

'Today's earnings report sends a very clear message: the Tesla Takedown grassroots pressure is beginning to hit Tesla where it hurts,' the organization said. 'The company's bottom line.'

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