Daniel Keller, the economy minister for Brandenburg, stated in an interview that workers at Tesla Inc. ought not to be affected due to Elon Musk’s contentious political activities.

Brandenburg is home to Tesla’s only European factory. Bloomberg

reported

Keller cautioned against allowing the corporation’s 11,000 employees to bear the cost of the CEO’s personal beliefs.

The facility in Grünheide, Brandenburg, produces the Model Y for over thirty market regions, primarily within Europe. The factory provides jobs for roughly 11,000 individuals, with many residing nearby. However, Tesla’s European sales have significantly declined following Musk’s advice to the Trump administration and his public support for right-wing political groups such as the AfD during Germany’s electoral process.

“I can only encourage individuals to differentiate between an excellent product made in Germany by 11,000 employees, mostly locals who work there, and the political opinions held by one of the company’s stakeholders,” Keller stated, clearly separating the plant’s workers from the owner’s viewpoints.

Musk’s behavior during U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January faced backlash even from Keller’s peers located close by in Berlin. This past year, protesters damaged a railway line near the construction area in Grünheide and painted a Tesla dealership in Berlin blue—the color associated with the AfD party.

Tesla backlash places German officials in a challenging position.

Throughout Europe, Tesla vehicles have reportedly been deliberately set ablaze in Germany, France, and Italy seemingly as an act of protest.

Local officials had welcomed Tesla with open arms, hoping the factory would help revive Brandenburg’s economy. The state is one of several in eastern Germany coping with falling population numbers and a scarcity of well-paid jobs. In the small town of Grünheide, the plant has become Brandenburg’s largest employer, but the slump in Tesla’s European sales is stoking fears that its workers could pay the price for Musk’s divisive moves.

Company leaders, including Musk, now

insist

that operations are running smoothly. After a slowdown earlier this year for retooling the new-look Model Y, the Grünheide factory is back to its full pace of about 5,000 vehicles a week, said Alexander Riederer, who oversees business development for Tesla in Germany. He added that the company plans to double production and boost its logistics and battery-making capacity.

“What we’re doing right now is making preparations to be able to grow further at the plant,” Riederer said at an industry event in the German resort town of Bad Saarow.

Environmental advocates contend that it consumes excessive amounts of water and endangers nearby ecological systems. In early this year, certain Tesla workers in Germany requested improved working conditions, highlighting overwhelming workloads and demanding increased bathroom breaks. The activists assert that their actions aimed at disrupting railway lines and additional infrastructures are intended to prevent the facility from expanding.

Tesla opened in Brandenburg at a time when established German carmakers like Volkswagen AG and BMW AG were already feeling the pressure from new rivals and rapid shifts in technology. Volkswagen and parts supplier Continental AG have both cut back operations in Germany to save money and protect sales against cheaper imports from Chinese brands.

Keller stated at the side of the Bad Saarow event, “The whole German automobile sector is presently going through a transformation.” He added optimistically, “It’s fortunate for us to have an industry leader who isn’t bound by outdated tech.”

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