Tesla owner gets ‘parking card’ from GM bases it on ‘foreign’ cars at factory

Here’s a light, funny little post to get you started on Monday. A Tesla owner received a parking ticket from GM when they parked their car at the Wentzville Assembly Plant in Missouri, dedicated to domestic cars.

GM parking attendants believe Tesla is foreign But they really had no idea that it was actually more of an American car than the one GM made in Wentzville.

What you might not know – I don’t know – is that many automakers only offer dedicated parking spaces for their own cars. But also domestic and foreign cars.

in other words It’s no surprise that some automakers maintain dedicated parking spots at their own branded car facilities. But they also have plenty of parking spaces for American cars only. and many more for foreign cars

That was the case at GM̵

When Tesla Model 3 owners came to the factory last week They park appropriately in non-GM domestic car parks. But they were surprised to find this ticket on the bus (via useless, unsuccessful Facebook groups and/or unpopular badges):

as you can see The reason for the ticket, which does not come with a fine for fairness, is listed as

GM commented on the accident (via The Drive):

“Wentzville, like many of our manufacturing plants, There are designated parking and parking policies for GM vehicles, non-GM domestic vehicles, and international nameplates. Factory safety inadvertently thought Tesla was a foreign car and wrote a ticket accordingly.”

Strangely enough, the Tesla Model 3 was announced as the most American-made car by Cars.com’s American Made-Index last week.

Based on the criteria ranging from factory work and manufacturing in the United States. to the procurement of parts They believe the Model 3 is “made in America” ​​more than any car made by GM, including the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, made at the Wentzville assembly plant.

As we mentioned in our article on the American Made-index update, many people still don’t know that Tesla is an American automaker. That’s a good example.

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