The fallout from Elon Musk’s plunge into politics a year ago is still hammering his Tesla business as both sales and profits dropped sharply again in the latest quarter.

Tesla's profits fell 16% over a three-month period ending in June that overlapped with the end of chief executive Elon Musk's tenure in the White House and his ensuing public clash with President Donald Trump, an earnings release on Wednesday showed.

Elon Musk's electric-vehicle maker reported a 12% drop in quarterly revenue, and a steeper decline in net income. + Musk highlighted plans to release a lower-priced Model Y electric vehicle, spoke about his hopes for a new pay package and talked up plans to roll out Tesla robotaxis more widely.