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Swedish court rejects Tesla appeal in licence plate case

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A Tesla sign is displayed over a Tesla showroom in Malmo, Sweden, December 14, 2023. REUTERS/ Tom Little/File Photo
A Tesla sign is displayed over a Tesla showroom in Malmo, Sweden, December 14, 2023. REUTERS/ Tom Little/File Photo

OSLO (Reuters) – A Swedish appeals court upheld on Thursday a dismissal of Tesla’s lawsuit against Sweden’s Transport Agency in a conflict over licence plates, part of a wider dispute between the U.S. company and labour unions in the Nordic country.

The electric vehicle maker faces a wave of union action in the Nordic region, backing Swedish IF Metall’s mechanics who have been on strike since last year, demanding a collective agreement covering wages and other conditions.

The unions have, among other things, prevented Tesla from importing cars via Swedish ports, and have launched a postal blockade to make access to licence plates for new vehicles more difficult.

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Tesla had sued the Transport Agency to demand that it ensures access to the plates needed.

“The Court of Appeal agrees with the District Court’s assessment that the general court … does not have jurisdiction to hear the action brought by Tesla,” the Gota court said in a statement.

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