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A county pension fund in Pennsylvania just became the first known to cease purchasing new Tesla stocks


A pension board in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, decided it would no longer purchase new Tesla stocks because of Elon Musk.

A swing county in Pennsylvania has decided it will no longer purchase new Tesla stock, citing CEO Elon Musk's political activities and the company's declining shares. Brad Lander, the current New York City comptroller, has also been vocal about his dissatisfaction with Musk's leadership, but he stopped short of calling for a divestment in his office's latest response to Business Insider in April. Marketing experts previously told BI that Tesla had alienated its core customer base and that rebranding efforts might require significant concessions from Musk.

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