New Delhi, March 3 -- In an alleged arson attack, a dozen Tesla vehicles were torched outside a dealership near the southern city of Toulouse in France on Sunday night.

An investigation has been opened into the attack on a dealership near Toulouse city which left eight cars burned out, the prosecutor's office told AFP.

Another four cars were badly damaged amid evidence the blaze was "not at all accidental", said the prosecutor's office.

Firefighters had quickly determined that the cause of the blaze was criminal, AFP report said citing Philippe Guyot, mayor of the Toulouse suburb of Plaisance-du-Touch.

The dealership premises had not been targeted, he added.

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