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Around 10 French clients with leases on Teslas are suing the US carmaker, run by Elon Musk, because they consider the vehicles to be "extreme-right" symbols, the law firm representing them said on Wednesday.

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 44 points 2 days ago (11 children)

They feel they suffered "direct and concrete" damage from the way Teslas are now associated with "Elon Musk's actions", the GKA law firm said.

They are demanding the Paris commercial court order their lease contracts be terminated and legal costs reimbursed, it said in a statement

As funny as this is I can't see it going anywhere.

[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 51 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

Maybe not, but there's some merit to it. Initially it was a highly desirable car, now one is ashamed to be in because owner is a Nazi. Another problem is that there's much higher risk that someone else will damage it (again, because of the owner).

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 22 points 2 days ago

Also: this was not accidental but a willful decision made by the company. If they did just Boeing it you would not have a case.

[–] cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 days ago

That should increase the insurance premium and therefore the lease as well due to the risk

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Ya, I'm guessing insurance costs have risen and that definitely comes into play.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 3 points 2 days ago

There’s absolutely merit to the idea, but probably not merit legally. But who knows, legalities are labyrinthine and stupid and vary from country to country.

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