Update: We have this article to come with the official BMW statement, clarifying that it does not go completely.
Did Tesla and X boss Elon Musk really make multiple Nazi salutes at the inauguration of President Trump this week, or was it just an ‘awkward’ hand gesture and the whole thing has been blown out of proportion? BMW’s decision to pull out of X only two days later leaves us in no doubt about the German automaker’s opinion on the matter.On early Wednesday BMW UK wrote on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, that it would no longer be posting content on the platform, without providing any reasons for the decision.
Related: Are you fed up with Musk’s politics? The CEO of Polestar has electric cars and would like to sell them. “We no longer publish on X,” says BMW. “Don’t worry though, our away team is still there [at x] if you need us. You can also check out all the BMW news by following us on Facebook and Instagram at BMWUK. “
The post gave the impression less than 48 hours after Musk, whose Tesla logo is a key rival for BMW, caused fury when it gave the impression of giving greeting greetings for the inauguration of President Trump. After thanking the crowd for “doing this possible”, you can notice Musk in video clips that hold their fist tight on your chest before extending your arm up, your hands pointing out.
But BMW UK says the resolution was “made some time ago” and says it won’t be pulling out of the X entirely, but will simply put it to new use. Here is the complete one:
“The presence of the social networks of BMW Group brands is controlled through each country/region to fulfill its exclusive desires. In the United Kingdom, we have selected to position X as a visitors committed to the desires of the wishes for the wishes of Our visitors are greater.
Musk has dismissed the nazi accusations as a fuss over nothing. Posting to his own X account, he wrote: “Frankly, they need better dirty tricks. The ‘everyone is Hitler’ attack is sooo tired.”
German carmakers, some of which had ties to the Nazis, still fear being connected to the regime. In 2016, BMW apologized for supplying cars to the Nazis and using forced labor, including prisoners from concentration camps and war.
But even figures and groups who would be extremely sensitive to any suggestion that Musk was imitating the gestures of an antisemitic regime have come out in support of a man who is no stranger to controversy and endorsed Germany’s far-right AfD party in December 2024.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Musk as a “great friend of Israel” and said the South African was being “falsely smeared.”