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Tesla is suing the EU for tariffs for imports of electric vehicles from China in the recent confrontation between the billionaire of the automobile manufacturer Elon Musk and Brussels.
The European Court of Justice published the confirmation of the case, submitted by Tesla‘S Shanghai subsidiary on her website without further details on Monday.
Tesla’s lawsuit follows similar claims submitted by Germany’s BMW and several Chinese car manufacturers.
In October the EU imposed anti-sub-bonded tariffs Of up to 7.8 percent for Tesla and up to 35.3 percent for other Chinese electric vehicles, which were produced by other car manufacturers. In addition to a 10 percent standard tariff for the industry, they were in addition to a 10 percent standard.
The anti-subsidy tariffs were initiated for the EV industry after an EU examination that supported unfairly in China in 2023. Brussels found that car manufacturers had benefited from soft loans, cheap land information and subsidies for suppliers such as steel manufacturers.
About a fifth of all electric cars sold in the EU last year or 300,000 units were built in China. According to Transport and Environment, an environmental NGO, Tesla made 28 percent of those imported into the block in the block in the block imported into the block imported into the block.
Tesla was hit with the lowest tariff after one individual examination The EU found that she received the slightest support from the Chinese government.
Tesla’s executives have announced that they will adapt their import policy from China so that they react to the EU tariffs. The company is currently exporting 3 Shanghai vehicles to the EU, while model Y produces in Berlin.
The legal registration gave no details of Tesla’s argument. The case against the European Commission is negotiated before the court, the EU’s second highest court, and the judgment can be filed against the ECJ. The process could take about 18 months.
Olof Gill, spokesman for the European Commission, said on Monday in response to Teslas registration: “We are ready to defend our case in court if necessary.”
Musk, a consultant by US President Donald Trump and a pronounced critic of EU technology regulation, supported the right-wing extremist alternative for the German party in the country’s election campaign.
According to ACEA, the European automotive industry, the New Tesla registrations fell to 242,945 vehicles in 2024 in 2024. Musk’s political activism was made to blame Quark some drivers From buying a Tesla, although it made others buy one.
