Saturday, May 17, 2025

Now 3,000 Tesla employees are protesting over the car brand

Discontent at Tesla's Berlin factory is simmering. 3,000 employees are so fed up with their working conditions that they are protesting.

Employees at Tesla's Giga Berlin factory are now protesting their working conditions. Around 3,000 Tesla employees have signed a protest and submitted a number of demands to management.

The demands include a desire to change the conditions from day to day on the factory floor.

This is reported by Automotive News Europe .

The employees are demanding a number of improvements such as increased staffing to ease the workload, management stopping using fear-based control methods, and more breaks.

An employee affiliated with the IG Metall union says that he and the other employees often don't even have time to go to the toilet.

– We often don't have time to go to the bathroom. No one can work like that until retirement.

The employees' demands coincide with Tesla having just started production of the facelifted Model Y at its factory in Berlin.

Both management and employees expect to run stronger due to increasing demand.

Tesla has already offered 3,000 laid-off employees a fixed salary from April in order to meet the expected demand.

Tesla has also published the results of a survey conducted among around 7,500 of the factory's approximately 11,000 employees.

The survey shows that 80 percent of respondents are satisfied with their working conditions, while 5 percent have expressed dissatisfaction. According to Tesla, the remaining employees have responded neutrally to the survey.

However, this does not change the fact that outside the factory walls, more attacks are being directed at Tesla. They come from people who do not like CEO Elon Musk's involvement in politics.

Some left-wing activists threw the word 'Heil' on the factory's facade as late as January. Because of this, some left-wing activists also attempted to set fire to the factory in Germany.

In the US and France, others have tried – and partly succeeded – in burning down Tesla charging stations . Just as shots have been fired at the car brand's stores, three people have been arrested in connection with this.

Because the arrests took place in the United States, they will be prosecuted as terrorists on the orders of President Donald Trump, which under American law can trigger the death penalty.

Latest

Boosted Magazine
Boosted Magazine
Boosted in Denmark has over a million unique users, surpassing two million sessions, and accumulating over seven million page views each month, and our platforms has become a hub for automotive enthusiasts. Now you can enjoy our content in English too! Enjoy our free car news - every day. Want to talk to us? Write an email to boosted@boostedmagazine.com
spot_img

The government now expects 1 million electric cars by 2028

The government expects that Danes will have purchased one million electric cars by 2028. The Danish car importers' interest group praises the projection. The...

8-year wait is over – Tesla promises 50,000 cars

It's been more than eight years since Tesla first showed the "Semi" truck to the public. Series production will begin in 2026. Tesla Semi...

Study: New cars have never been heavier

New passenger cars now weigh over 1,550 kilograms on average. This is an increase of 300 kilograms since 2016. The explanation must be found...

Volkswagen: EU to postpone ban on petrol cars

VW CEO Oliver Blume casts doubt on the EU's 2035 deadline for the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. He calls for more...

Porsche warns – stops sales of electric cars

Porsche is now bleeding so much in the Chinese market that the brand is now seriously considering whether to withdraw from the world's largest...

Volkswagen will now build electric cars with gasoline engines

Volkswagen will make the gasoline engine part of the electric ID. cars. VW boss Oliver Blume sees it as a way to facilitate the...

Can't be stopped – Nissan ends up illegal in Russia

The large SUV Oting Paladin will soon be launched in Russia. The car is actually a Nissan Patrol, which is not allowed in the...

Donald Trump drops tariffs on the auto industry

Donald Trump is partially backing down on tariffs on auto parts. The move benefits US automakers, while import tariffs on cars appear to remain...

Denmark is being cheated of a wild Tesla move – see it here

In Denmark, Tesla is now lowering the interest rate on Model 3 and Model Y to 0.99 percent. But it's even wilder just across...

Dubai police now drive Rolls-Royces from Mansory

The custom-built Rolls-Royce Cullinan from Mansory is now part of the Dubai Police fleet. The car has 610 horsepower and hits 100 km/h in...

Car brand in crisis – to lay off and save 12 billion

Volvo Cars has seen better days. The new, returning boss sees no other option than a savings plan of 12 billion kroner. Layoffs will...

Police bust scrapyard mafia with 116 deadly cars

A large-scale police operation coordinated by Europol has hit an international crime ring that was making millions selling dangerous scrap cars from the US...