Tesla Angstrom Aluminum Castings lawsuit: Texas Court Grants Temporary Restraining Order

Tesla Angstrom Aluminum Castings lawsuit: A Texas court judge has granted Tesla a temporary restraining order allowing it to recover prototype tooling from aluminum die-cast component supplier Angstrom Aluminum Castings Texas LLC, a part of the Southfield, Michigan-based Angstrom Automotive Group. The equipment sits inside a Troy, Texas plant run by Angstrom, which bought the facility from Anderton Casting in 2025 and was kept on as a Tesla supplier. Tesla filed a lawsuit in late July after Angstrom told Tesla on July 13 that it would close the facility, where Tesla’s die-cast tools, trim dies, fixtures, cutting tools, gauges and X-ray equipment were stored.
According to the filing, a shipment of 700 finished parts due on July 17 never left the plant. When Tesla representatives attempted to retrieve the equipment on July 21, they were turned away. Tesla alleges Angstrom later demanded an additional USD 250,000 per week to keep the facility operating as an attempt to hold its property “for ransom” and exert commercial pressure. Angstrom meanwhile notes that it spent more than USD 11.9 million since 2025 on staffing, equipment, tooling, engineering and capital to serve Tesla. The competing accounts put both the immediate tooling dispute and the supplier’s investment claims before the court.
In its own suit filed in state district court in Bell County, Angstrom seeks more than USD 1 million in damages saying it was induced to spend millions on capital improvements on the promise of mass orders for parts for the Cybertruck, built at Gigafactory Texas. It says that Tesla clearly promised a multiyear production program with specified anticipated volumes, and priced its parts based on the volumes Tesla promised. With slow sales of the Cybertruck, it has failed to recoup its investment in the Troy plant. The allegations therefore involve both the recovery of Tesla-owned equipment and Angstrom’s separate claim for damages linked to the expected production program.
The temporary restraining order from the court gives Tesla immediate right of entry to Angstrom’s facility for now to recover the tooling, with a fuller hearing still to follow. The order provides Tesla with temporary access to the equipment while the broader dispute remains unresolved. It does not, by itself, determine the merits of Angstrom’s claim for more than USD 1 million in damages or Tesla’s allegations concerning the requested weekly payment. Further proceedings will determine the parties’ competing positions over the Troy plant, the tooling, the promised Cybertruck production volumes and the investment made to support Tesla’s program.

Frequently Asked Questions

What did the Texas court order allow Tesla to recover?
The temporary restraining order gives Tesla immediate access to Angstrom’s facility so it can recover tooling and related equipment while the broader dispute proceeds. The order concerns Tesla’s access to property that was stored at the Troy, Texas plant, including die-cast tools, trim dies, fixtures, cutting tools, gauges and X-ray equipment. It does not finally resolve the competing claims between Tesla and Angstrom, and the court is expected to conduct a fuller hearing concerning the parties’ positions.

Why is Angstrom seeking more than USD 1 million in damages?
Angstrom says its damages claim stems from millions of dollars invested to support Tesla’s promised multiyear Cybertruck production program at the Troy facility. The company says it spent more than USD 11.9 million since 2025 on staffing, equipment, tooling, engineering and capital, and priced its parts based on Tesla’s anticipated volumes. Angstrom says slow Cybertruck sales prevented it from recouping that investment, leading it to seek more than USD 1 million in damages through its own state district court lawsuit in Bell County.