But people who buy Ford just want to buy a car, they don't care about the person behind the name. The Model T sold well because it was an exceptionally good and

But people who buy Ford just want to buy a car, they don't care about the person behind the name. The Model T sold well because it was an exceptionally good and affordable car. Same idea for Volkswagen, it is literally a nazi brand, but people who buy Volkswagen just buy cars, they don't identify with Hitler. On the other hand, Tesla marketing is entirely carried by Elon Musk. Is is notorious for not resorting to traditional advertisement. So of course, anything significant related to Elon Musk will affect Tesla, in one way or another.