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Hoerbiger, a Swiss automotive supplier, has ended its lawsuit with Tesla through a settlement. The company’s U.S. subsidiary was sued earlier this year by the American automaker because of delays caused to the launch of the Model X.
Hoerbiger was responsible for the hydraulic systems used to open and close the doors of the Tesla Model X. Evidently, we are referring to the “Falcon Doors” of the American SUV, which opened vertically, but it took awhile for the company to get things operational at the level demanded by the market.
The circumstances of the settlement have not been disclosed, but Tesla Motors and Hoerbiger’s American subsidiary’s legal representatives will have to file a joint statement by October 13, 2016.
The report will probably not include the full details of the deal, but it might shed some light on the case. Both parties have already agreed to delay the filing because they had to wait until October 4, 2016, for some of the conditions to be fulfilled.
The American electric vehicle brand had complained that the Model X’s Falcon Doors were riddled with deficiencies, all caused by the hydraulic system developed by the U.S. subsidiary of the German supplier. Tesla believes that the issues led to a delay that required money and brought “over a year of wasted efforts.”
Tesla filed the lawsuit this January, Automotive News notes. CEO Elon Musk described the Model X as “the hardest car to build in this world,” and the problems with the doors continued even after Tesla felt that it fixed everything after ditching the Swiss supplier.
The Model X was launched in September 2015 with a revised door design, which used electromechanical operation instead of hydraulic action to open and closed the doors. Unfortunately, some customers still complain about those problems.
Most recently, clients who received an over-the-air update of the Falcon Doors on their Model X SUVs discovered that the operation of the doors was modified for fewer errors and more reliability, but some of them were not that impressed.
The circumstances of the settlement have not been disclosed, but Tesla Motors and Hoerbiger’s American subsidiary’s legal representatives will have to file a joint statement by October 13, 2016.
The report will probably not include the full details of the deal, but it might shed some light on the case. Both parties have already agreed to delay the filing because they had to wait until October 4, 2016, for some of the conditions to be fulfilled.
The American electric vehicle brand had complained that the Model X’s Falcon Doors were riddled with deficiencies, all caused by the hydraulic system developed by the U.S. subsidiary of the German supplier. Tesla believes that the issues led to a delay that required money and brought “over a year of wasted efforts.”
Tesla filed the lawsuit this January, Automotive News notes. CEO Elon Musk described the Model X as “the hardest car to build in this world,” and the problems with the doors continued even after Tesla felt that it fixed everything after ditching the Swiss supplier.
The Model X was launched in September 2015 with a revised door design, which used electromechanical operation instead of hydraulic action to open and closed the doors. Unfortunately, some customers still complain about those problems.
Most recently, clients who received an over-the-air update of the Falcon Doors on their Model X SUVs discovered that the operation of the doors was modified for fewer errors and more reliability, but some of them were not that impressed.
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