An image of Elon Musk making a controversial salute during a speech on Monday was projected onto Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin. The display featured Musk's gesture alongside the words "Heil Tesla." Newsweek reached out to Tesla's communications team for comment on Wednesday.

"I’m ending my lease two months early. When the Tesla rep asked why I’m not considering another Tesla, I said I’m sick of being associated with Elon."

During a post-inauguration speech, the Tesla CEO appeared to make a gesture that many believed was the ‘Sieg Heil’ Nazi salute.