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Tesla loses legal appeal in Sweden as strike hits eight weeks

Tesla Inc. has been effectively blocked from delivering new cars to its customers in Sweden after the electric vehicle maker lost an appeal against the country’s postal service.
A view of a IF metall sign saying "We demand a collective bargaining agreement" with picketers in the background outside of a Tesla service centre in Upplands Vasby, north of Stockholm, Sweden December 15, 2023. | Photo: Staff/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
A view of a IF metall sign saying "We demand a collective bargaining agreement" with picketers in the background outside of a Tesla service centre in Upplands Vasby, north of Stockholm, Sweden December 15, 2023. | Photo: Staff/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
By Rafaela Lindeberg and Anton Wilen / Bloomberg

The court ruling against Elon Musk’s company means it cannot receive license plates intended for new EVs, making it difficult for customers in its fifth biggest European market to legally drive Teslas on the roads. Postal workers in Sweden are refusing to handle any Tesla-related mail in sympathy with a walkout by repair-shop mechanics that began Oct. 27.

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