SAN FRANCISCO, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Tesla sales in Europe plunged in the first four months of the year by 37.2 percent, even as sales of fully electric vehicles in Europe rose 28 percent, according to a Reuters report on Monday.

Tesla sales in Sweden dropped 81 percent to its lowest level in nearly three years, according to the report.

Tesla's new car sales in Spain fell 36 percent in April to just 571 vehicles year over year, according to data from industry group ANFAC (Spanish Association of Automobile and Truck Manufacturers).

Tesla's poor sales outcome in Europe come as some buyers protest CEO Elon Musk's closeness with U.S. President Donald Trump, whose tariffs have resulted in global economic instability. Europeans are also increasingly buying more Chinese EVs, including those from Tesla rival BYD, according to a report by TechCrunch.