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A fire at a Tesla dealership in Rome’s Torre Angela district early Monday destroyed 17 cars and damaged the building. No injuries were reported, but investigators are exploring multiple causes, including arson.

The incident follows recent Tesla vandalism in Rome amid rising backlash against Elon Musk’s leadership and cost-cutting at DOGE.

Tesla has faced arson, protests, and boycott calls across the US and Europe.

The company’s stock fell 5% Monday, down 34% this year, with sales dropping sharply in both the US and Europe.

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[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Some malicious compliance if you want to get rid of your Tesla, and don't think anyone else should support them... Just set it on fire and blame vigilantes (I don't endorse this).

[–] londos@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Better malicious compliance would be protestors videotaping every dealership to catch and report insurance fraud.

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago

Dealer torches their own stock that they can't sell, blames protestors, and gets to write off all those cars with insurance payouts instead of just sitting on them

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago

I'm guessing they mean catching dealerships setting their own vehicles ablaze to claim insurance money.

I don't see that happening really though, sadly in my locale, these stupid jellybean caskets are selling and there's more clogging up the roads by the day.