Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the Swedish government's Transport Agency over a workers' strike that has blocked the U.S. auto maker's requests for license plates for new vehicles, business daily Dagens Industri reported on Monday.
In Sweden specifically, it is illegal to drive without plates so they need to be mounted before you can drive away from the dealer. The plates are sent to the first owner to register the car, usually the importer or the dealer. You can order replacement plates in case the original ones are stolen or damaged, but that is not some thing you would normally have to do.
Do European plates need to be mounted by the manufacturer/seller?
In the US we get plates mailed to us all the time, and we install them ourselves.
Countries have different systems.
In Sweden specifically, it is illegal to drive without plates so they need to be mounted before you can drive away from the dealer. The plates are sent to the first owner to register the car, usually the importer or the dealer. You can order replacement plates in case the original ones are stolen or damaged, but that is not some thing you would normally have to do.