Tesla's European Headache

摘要

Car buyers are showing increasing interest in Tesla models, and the employees at German software maker SAP are no exception. Europe's largest tech company, like major corporations across the Continent, provides cars for company and personal use as an employee perk. And SAP lately has been getting dozens of requests for Teslas each month. But the company won't buy them, saying Tesla Inc.'s lack of servicing centers near its Walldorf headquarters and other SAP SE facilities has fueled concerns that employees would take time off to deal with repairs if they were given the coveted electric vehicle. BMW AG and Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz-longtime fixtures on the company's approved list-offer same-day fixes nearby, making their hybrid models the most popular plug-ins SAP provides.