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Tesla Sweden strikes ease as IF Metall lets most repairs continue

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Tesla-certified repair shops in Sweden will now be able to start repairing cars again starting this week, after being largely put out of service due to sympathy strikes lodged by union IF Metall. Tesla Sweden also spoke out against the strikes last month, after IF Metall used a number of tactics against the automaker in the preceding months.

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Tesla rolls out Model Y price adjustments in Germany and Sweden

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Tesla has initiated a round of price cuts for its best-selling car, the Model Y crossover, in Germany and Sweden. With the price adjustments in place, the Model Y Long Range Dual Motor All Wheel Drive (AWD) in Germany will start at a price of 49,990 euros ($54,340), a reduction of 5,000 euros from its previous price.

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Sweden union IF Metall lawyer admits his family has a Tesla Model Y

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Darko Davidovic is one of the key players in the ongoing union strike against Tesla in Sweden. But in a recent conversation with Swedish motoring news outlet CarUp , the lawyer confirmed that the only private car in his family today is a Tesla Model Y owned by his wife. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Tesla gets strike notice from IF Metall in Sweden

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Collective agreements are the foundation of the labor market in Sweden. 120 Tesla mechanics at seven workshops across Sweden will join the strike on Friday. The Detroit 3–Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis–are all facing similar challenges with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union in the United States.

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Tesla could be ‘the next battleground’ for UAW amid Sweden strikes: analyst

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Tesla ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) could very well be “the next battleground” for the UAW after this Fall’s strikes with Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis, according to Dan Ives of Wedbush. However, other unions have decided to partake in actions that hurt Tesla in Sweden. on the East Coast.

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XPeng Expands in Europe, Snow Lake Lithium Pops Up, Next-Gen Electric Motor — EV News Today

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The week ended with a bang rather than a whimper this week, with some hot EV news pouring out on Friday, including XPeng expanding into the Netherlands and Sweden. We already covered some of the other biggest stories, but there are several more below. There are also some good ones from recent days that we […].

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April 2023 – BEVs dominated car sales in Sweden

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Whilst some other regions, less far along the EV transition, are seeing a rise in HEVs (plugless hybrids — a temporary transition technology), in Sweden (and Norway), this category is already becoming passé. Sweden’s HEV share dropped YoY from 11.5% There was no other news about BEV newcomers. PushEVs.

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