Hundreds of unsold Teslas have been kicked out of Michigan parking lot by court order
Published on Jun 26, 2025 at 2:14 AM (UTC+4)
by Henry Kelsall
Last updated on Jun 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews
Hundreds of unsold Teslas are now being evicted from a parking lot in Detroit thanks to a court order from a Michigan judge regarding the EVs.
A parking lot at the Hunter’s Square shopping mall, located in Farmington Hills, was recently home to over 200 of the EVs that have been sitting unsold.
Authorities weren’t happy about it. And they were recently ordered out of the parking lot by whatever means necessary.
Whoever has the task of removing them will be up for an interesting time, as it’s not clear where they will all go!
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Why are the EVs sitting unsold in the parking lot?
At its peak, the shopping mall had 204 EVs sitting around waiting to be sold.
Incredibly, all of these cars, including some Cybertrucks, are simply waiting for buyers to purchase them.
It seems the shopping mall manager has been storing them for some time.
Back in March, there were around 20 of them, but the number of Tesla vehicles has grown exponentially since then.
On June 4th, 47th District Court Judge Marla Parker ordered that the owner of the mall remove all cars by June 25th.
Amazingly, all of the cars were removed from the parking lot by June 19th.
The situation surrounding the Teslas was complicated.
This was because the owner of the shopping center also owned a nearby Tesla service center.
What has happened to the Teslas since they were removed?
According to reports, all of the Teslas that were once parked at the mall have now been sold.
Employees from Tesla told CBS News Detroit that all the cars had been allocated and were now marked for delivery.
Clearly, the city of Farmington Hills did not approve of the manager using the parking lot like that.
Charmaine Kettler-Schmult, the city’s director of planning and community development, explained why.
She said the City of Farmington Hills code enforcement office had been in communication with the Hunter’s Square shopping center management to resolve the issue.
“They have been notified that storage of vehicles is not a permitted use.”
With all of the electric vehicles now gone, let’s hope that the issue has been fully resolved.
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Henry is a content writer with nearly ten years experience, having written for various publications since 2017. Qualifying with a Sports Journalism degree from Staffordshire University, Henry loves all things automotive but has a particular soft spot for classic Japanese cars and anything Lancia. He also has a curious passion for steam locomotives.
