Lawsuit calls Tesla ‘hotbed for racist behavior’

Tesla’s production floor is a “hotbed for racist behavior,” more than 100 African-American employees claimed in a lawsuit in which they alleged black workers at the electric car maker suffer severe and pervasive harassment.

The employees are seeking permission from a judge to sue as a group.

Tesla has 33,000 employees globally but has never publicly released its diversity statistics. More than 10,000 employees work at its sole auto assembly plant in Fremont, Calif.

Tesla didn’t respond to a request for comment.