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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Miranda Bryant in Stockholm

Tesla sues Sweden’s transport agency in escalation of strike row

A Tesla car at a charging station in Jönköping, Sweden.
A Tesla charging station in Sweden. A Swedish subsidiary is also understood to be pursuing legal action against the postal service PostNord. Photograph: Jeppe Gustafsson/Shutterstock

Tesla is suing the Swedish transport agency, accusing it of a “discriminatory attack” on the US electric carmaker, after strike action prevented its new vehicles from getting licence plates in Sweden.

The lawsuit is an escalation in a row that started between the car company and the union representing Swedish Telsa workers, who are calling for collective bargaining rights and have been on strike for five weeks.

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