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No surprise there. And no, it's not just due to Elon's antics - Tesla has been locked by a serious labor dispute for well over a year now [1] that quickly evolv
by mschuster91 1y ago
No surprise there. And no, it's not just due to Elon's antics - Tesla has been locked by a serious labor dispute for well over a year now [1] that quickly evolved to include solidarity strikes in Norway [2].
European countries generally don't like American hire-and-fire and other labor practices. Musk made it so much worse all on his own, and labor unions are pretty powerful when you piss them off too much.
[1] https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-seeks-sweden-court-order-protracted-labour-union-conflict-2025-01-07/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-...
[2] https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/norway-union-warns-it-may-block-tesla-cars-meant-sweden-2023-12-06/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/norway...
- iknowstuff 1y agoReputation aside they ended up winning that particular fight.
- mschuster91 1y agoThe thing is, the reputation loss is precisely why they're in the position they are. Musk's antics alone, okay. The union dispute, okay. Either of these, Tesla could survive. But not both at once.
- iknowstuff 1y agoThat’s quite the confident statement