Tesla vehicles will not be on display at the Vancouver International Auto Show this year due to “safety” concerns, the event’s executive director announced Tuesday.
“The Vancouver International Auto Show has removed Tesla as a participant in this week’s event, after the automaker was provided multiple opportunities to voluntarily withdraw,” Eric Nicholl, executive director of the 2025 event, said in a statement obtained by the Canadian outlet CBC News.
“The Vancouver Auto Show’s primary concern is the safety of attendees, exhibitors, and staff. This decision will ensure all attendees can be solely focused on enjoying the many positive elements of the event,” Nicholl added.
Tesla was reportedly forced to remove the company’s booth and display vehicles that were set up at the auto show in preparation for the event to begin on Wednesday.
The electric vehicle company was removed from the event’s online Exhibitor List as of Wednesday morning.
Tesla’s removal from the Vancouver Auto Show for “safety” concerns comes as the electric car company’s dealerships and showrooms across U.S. have been targeted in recent weeks by violent attacks and protests organized by left-wing groups who oppose Elon Musk’s, the company CEO, involvement in the Trump administration as he oversees the new U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Musk, during an interview Tuesday on Fox News, responded to the violent attacks on Tesla vehicles and showroom across the nation, saying, “I always thought that Democrats were supposed to be the party of empathy and caring, and yet they are burning down cars, firebombing dealerships, firing bullets into dealerships.”
“Tesla is a peaceful company, we’ve never done anything awful,” Musk added.
In response to the violent attacks on Tesla, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the attacks on the company as “domestic terrorism.”
“The swarm of violent attacks on Tesla property is nothing short of domestic terrorism. The Department of Justice has already charged several perpetrators with that in mind, including in cases that involve charges with five-year mandatory minimum sentences,” Bondi said.
“We will continue investigations that impose severe consequences on those involved in these attacks, including those operating behind the scenes to coordinate and fund these crimes,” Bondi added.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
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