Who's worst off?
Sweden:
- Loss of jobs, I don't know how many. (But the workers would prob. be quite bitter, they earned more with Tesla shops than standard shops)
- May be bad for Swedish investments, since a union deal would now be mandatory.
- Less electric cars, less good for the environment.
- € ~100M/year in tax lost from sales.
Tesla:
- Loosing € ~350M/year (10K Sold cars/year, most sold Model 3)
> € ~100M/year in tax lost from sales.
How's that work? Like, there are other manufacturers; you'd assume VW/Hyundai/BYD would just pick up the slack.
But sure, replacement of sales is probable.
That's the point?
I mean it could be bad for Swedish investments, so kind of bad?
I think Sweden will be absolutely fine if Tesla packs up and leaves, it's not like the market disappears because they left, there's just more space for competitors to take over Tesla's marketshare.
According to IF Metall, Tesla employees earn less than the average in the "Motorbranschavtalet" -- the collective agreement they should have.
- May be bad for Swedish investments, since a union deal would now be mandatory.
Nine out of ten Swedes already have jobs covered by union collective agreements. Most of the ones who are not under an agreement work in smaller companies. It is almost unheard of for a company the size of Tesla to refuse. This has been the situation for decades and we have plenty of investments, so this Tesla clownshow changes nothing.
- Less electric cars, less good for the environment.
There are plenty of other brands who would very much like to take the spot of Tesla's 5th largest market in the world and Sweden's #1 selling car (Tesla Model Y).
- € ~100M/year in tax lost from sales.
Again, plenty of other more respectable brands out there that we can buy instead. Tesla is free to keep digging their own grave, Sweden will be doing just fine.
How are laws enforced internationally?
EU law state you can use whatever shop you want to service you car and it will still be under warranty. I have never once in my life used the dealer for repairs or service unless it was warranty/recall.
At this point everyone loses but it doesn't seem likely that unions will back down.