As it stands, Musk and Tesla are contending with recalls, protests, a 13% drop in sales and looming tariffs — so why is its stock rallying?

Protestors outside the dealership had a litany of issues with the company's CEO and his role in the administration of President Donald Trump.

A crowd urged a Tesla boycott and waved signs against Elon Musk at a "Tesla Takedown" protest in El Paso, Texas.

The plan for a day of mass demonstrations follows a series of violent incidents. Anti-Musk activists have been accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at Tesla facilities in Colorado, Nevada and Oregon and defacing Tesla vehicles there, and on Monday, authorities said they found multiple “ incendiary devices ” at a Tesla location in Texas.

Another one offered an explanation. It read “Heil Elon.”

Billionaire Elon Musk is encouraging authorities to go after the “generals” behind the attacks against Tesla. The X owner believes that the violence being inflicted against Tesla dealerships, vehicle owners,