Tesla Shipments to Sweden Are Under Threat Across the Nordics

Danish workers refuse to transport company’s EVs to Sweden
Elon Musk has described the labor dispute as ‘insane’

A banner from IF Metall union reading "We Demand a Collective Agreement" during a labor protest outside the Tesla Inc. service center in Segeltorp, Sweden, on Dec. 5.Photographer: Erik Flyg/Bloomberg

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By Christian Wienberg and Jonas Ekblom

December 5, 2023 at 8:15 AM UTC

Updated on

December 5, 2023 at 11:59 AM UTC

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Tesla Inc.’s deliveries to Sweden are at risk of being blocked from across the Nordic region after unions asked their neighboring peers to bolster their weeks-long strike.

Harbor workers and drivers at the Danish union 3F will stop offloading and transporting Tesla cars to Sweden in about two weeks, according to a statement issued Tuesday. This will prevent Tesla from circumventing a blockade by Swedish dockworkers who’ve halted shipments by sea.