A few of Tesla Sweden’s clients who boycotted the corporate on account of its battle with IF Metall are coming again.
This was regardless of IF Metall and its allies’ ongoing strike in opposition to Tesla Sweden.
Tesla Sweden vs. IF Metall:
- IF Metall initiated a strike in opposition to Tesla Sweden because of the electrical car maker not utilizing a unionized workforce in October 2023.
- Different unions allied with IF Metall have initiated sympathy strikes in opposition to Tesla Sweden as nicely.
- This has resulted in Tesla Sweden experiencing challenges getting license plates for its autos, and even getting its automobiles shipped into the nation.
- The strikes have additionally throttled Tesla’s Supercharger growth within the nation.
- A lot of firms that assist unions have additionally introduced that they’d not be utilizing Teslas of their fleet.
- Amongst these firms are Ericsson, Telia, Skanska and Kone, as per a report from Vasteras Tidning.
Tesla Sweden’s resilience:
- Regardless of this, Tesla’s autos have continued to promote nicely in Sweden.
- In 2024, the Tesla Mannequin Y turned Sweden’s hottest car. The all-electric crossover earned the identical accolade in 2023.
- As per a Dagens Arbete (DA) report, many Swedish firms nonetheless purchase Tesla autos regardless of IF Metall’s strike.
- Some firms which have beforehand boycotted Tesla Sweden are additionally coming again. These embody ABB Sweden.
- Through the early phases of Tesla Sweden’s battle with IF Steel, the engineering firm famous that it might not be utilizing Teslas as an organization automobile.
- Because the starting of the summer time of 2024, nevertheless, ABB Sweden famous that its workers shall be allowed to decide on Teslas as their firm automobile as soon as extra.
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— Nicklas 🇸🇪🚗T🐂📈♻️🚀 (@NicklasNilsso14) February 5, 2025
What ABB Sweden is saying:
- As per ABB Sweden press supervisor Christine Gunnarsson, Tesla Sweden’s employment situations are adequate. She did, nevertheless, additionally notice that ABB Sweden is intently watching the problem.
- “Our conclusion was that Tesla’s employment situations are adequate, that’s, akin to or higher than the related collective agreements. On the similar time, we’re intently monitoring the scenario with Tesla, together with the continued labor dispute and discussions round collective agreements, in addition to their continued compliance with good employment situations,” Gunnarsson famous.
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