Tesla Escapes EV Repair Claims After Car Owners Drop Litigation

Tesla Inc. won’t face claims it monopolized the repair services and parts market for its vehicles after a group of plaintiffs voluntarily dropped their antitrust cases.

Judge Trina L. Thompson of the US District Court for the Northern District of California in a Monday order granted both parties’ stipulated motion to voluntarily dismiss with prejudice a lead case brought more than two years ago and several suits consolidated with it.

Car owner plaintiffs in 2023 sued Tesla with claims the company’s illegal conduct forced them to pay supracompetitive prices and suffer exorbitant wait times to maintain and repair their Tesla ...