Magna files lawsuit against Tesla Motors

April16

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Just yesterday we reported that Tesla Motors has filed a lawsuit against Fisker Coachbuild, but now comes word that Tesla could be in some legal trouble of its own. Magna — a transmission maker — has filed a suit against Tesla for money it says the electric carmaker still owes it.

During the development of the electric Roadster, Tesla ran into some development problems with the car's transmission. The car was originally slated to get a two-speed unit supplied by X-Trac, but that unit had durability issues so Tesla turned to Magna. Tesla subsequently decided not to use the Magna unit and developed its own before eventually deciding on a single speed unit (ultimately the car's electric motor had to be altered).

According to AutoblogGreen, Magna isn't upset that Tesla decided not to go with its design, but rather that Tesla never paid them fully for its work — $5.6 million in all.




 


5 Comments

  1. Although I wish Tesla the best of luck with this I can't help but be amused that people are always asking "Why can't the big three do it if Tesla can". Tesla is having more problems than I can remember, is producing a very limited number of high priced cars, and (correct me if I'm wrong) but they're still not shipping them out in any quantity. It will be interesting to see in a few years where Tesla stands as a company.

    Comment by Kenny W, posted on April16 at 2:47 pm
  2. Haha everyone is just suing everyone aren't they?

    Comment by Need4SSpeed, posted on April16 at 2:50 pm
  3. Tesla might actually have to sell and ship some cars to pay for all of these legal fees.

    Comment by eliteski2, posted on April16 at 2:53 pm
  4. Bricklin=DeLorean=Tesla.

    Comment by golf4me, posted on April16 at 3:03 pm
  5. time to find that colombian drug lord to back you finacially

    Comment by jumpoffit, posted on April16 at 3:46 pm

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