Tesla’s Nordic freeze worsens as union-linked investors sell shares

A blockade of its mail means the company cannot receive license plates, effectively pausing the delivery of cars to customers

Nordic workers are demanding a collective bargaining agreement. Photo: AP

Christian Wienberg and Sanne Wass

Elon Musk is facing a deepening crisis in the Nordic region after Tesla suffered a fresh legal setback over a labour dispute that is also stoking increasing concern among local investors.

The electric vehicle maker was told by a Swedish court that a labour union blockade of its mail would not be lifted, pending the final decision of the case. The initial ruling means the company still cannot receive license plates, effectively pausing the delivery of cars to customers in its fifth biggest market in Europe.