A few of Tesla Sweden’s prospects who boycotted the corporate as a result 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 as a result of electrical automobile 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 properly.
- This has resulted in Tesla Sweden experiencing challenges getting license plates for its automobiles, and even getting its automobiles shipped into the nation.
- The strikes have additionally throttled Tesla’s Supercharger enlargement within the nation.
- Plenty of firms that help unions have additionally introduced that they might now 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 automobiles have continued to promote properly in Sweden.
- In 2024, the Tesla Mannequin Y grew to become Sweden’s hottest automobile. The all-electric crossover earned the identical accolade in 2023.
- As per a Dagens Arbete (DA) report, many Swedish firms nonetheless purchase Tesla automobiles regardless of IF Metall’s strike.
- Some firms which have beforehand boycotted Tesla Sweden are additionally coming again. These embrace ABB Sweden.
- In the course of the early phases of Tesla Sweden’s battle with IF Metallic, the engineering firm famous that it will now not be utilizing Teslas as an organization automotive.
- Because the starting of the summer season of 2024, nevertheless, ABB Sweden famous that its workers can be allowed to decide on Teslas as their firm automotive as soon as extra.
ABB 🇸🇪 strikes ahead to simply accept Tesla as an organization automotive once more.
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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 ok. She did, nevertheless, additionally notice that ABB Sweden is intently watching the problem.
- “Our conclusion was that Tesla’s employment situations are ok, that’s, similar to or higher than the related collective agreements. On the similar time, we’re intently monitoring the scenario with Tesla, together with the continuing labor dispute and discussions round collective agreements, in addition to their continued compliance with good employment situations,” Gunnarsson famous.


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