The electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla was sued in a San Francisco (California) court, accused of monopolizing the maintenance and repair services of its vehicles.
“Historically, consumers of traditional internal combustion engine vehicles have had multiple options to maintain and repair their vehicles after purchase. They could do it themselves, take it to a dealer or an independent repair shop,” denounces Virgina Lambrix, who leads a class action lawsuit.
The lawsuit alleges that Tesla’s monopoly policy on repair services and the manufacture of its parts has caused owners of these electric vehicles “to experience long delays in repairing or maintaining their cars” and “paying more money for parts and for repairs once they have finally been supplied”.
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Lambrix, which considers that Tesla maintains an “illegal monopoly of repair services and parts compatible with its vehicles” asks the judge to dismantle its privileged position in the market.
It also calls for Tesla to be forced to make its repair manuals and diagnostic tools available to individuals and independent garages at a reasonable price and for the company to refund amounts overpaid for official Tesla services. company.