Tesla's plan to double German plant capacity upsets union

Tesla Berlin factory — Tesla has cut staff at its Model Y factory near Berlin without reducing the site's weekly production goal, IG Metall says. (Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg)

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Reuters

July 17, 2023 02:29 PM

FRANKFURT -- Germany's top union IG Metall called for Tesla to improve staffing conditions at its German gigafactory as it prepares to expand, with the carmaker due to publish its expansion plans for feedback from the community later this week.

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