The tycoon tries to get around the union stoppages launched to force him to sign a collective agreement with his mechanics, but Tesla’s sales suffer

On October 27, 2023, 130 Tesla mechanics in Sweden went on strike, demanding a collective agreement. This action was supported by a dozen unions in Sweden and others in Norway, Denmark, and Finland, who blocked all their operations with Tesla. The strike has now become the longest in Sweden in 80 years. Tesla, led by Elon Musk, has refused to sign a collective agreement and has navigated around the strike’s blockades. The company is seeing deliveries from Germany and is maintaining its charging stations online. Despite Tesla’s efforts, the strike’s impact is visible as the Tesla Model Y fell from the top-selling car in Sweden to third place since the strike began.