Tesla takes EU to court over tariffs on electric vehicles from China
Tesla is taking the EU to court over tariffs the bloc imposed on imports of electric vehicles from China.The European Court of Justice published confirmation of the case, filed by Tesla’s Shanghai subsidiary, on its website on Monday morning without giving further details.The US company follows Germany’s BMW and several Chinese carmakers that have filed claims against the EU.In October the EU imposed anti-subsidy tariffs of 7.8 per cent on Tesla and up to 35.3 per cent on other Chinese electric vehicle imports. These were in addition to a 10 per cent standard import tariff for the industry.The case is the latest confrontation between the EU and Tesla’s billionaire boss Elon Musk, an adviser to US President Donald Trump.2023 The Financial Times Ltd. All rights reserved. Please do not copy and paste FT articles and redistribute by email or post to the web.