TSLA joins BMW and several Chinese manufacturers in challenging EU tariffs on China-made electric vehicles at the CJEU.

Chinese electric vehicle makers BYD , Geely and SAIC have challenged the EU's import tariffs at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), filings on the court's website showed on Thursday.

Carmakers are taking legal action against European Union special tariffs on electric cars from China. In addition to Tesla and BMW, Mercedes-Benz is now also taking action against the tariffs before The European Court of Justice,

BYD, Geely, SAIC and BMW are challenging the EU’s decision to apply up to 35.3 percent tariffs on cars entering the region

Tesla and BMW are also taking action over duties imposed after an EU investigation concluded Chinese subsidies were distorting the market.

Tesla is challenging the European Union in court over the tariffs imposed on its Chinese electric vehicles despite getting

BMW and Tesla have both filed cases with the European Union’s (EU) Court of Justice challenging the EU’s recent decision to hike tariffs on Chinese-made battery electric vehicles (BEVs). The two automakers join a long list of Chinese automakers that have filed similar lawsuits against the EU,

Tesla joins BYD, SAIC and Geely in suing the EU in Luxembourg. BRUSSELS — Elon Musk’s Tesla will face off with the European Commission in court in Luxembourg after joining three Chinese carmakers in suing the bloc over duties on made-in-China electric vehicles, two industry sources told POLITICO on Friday.

The EU Commission had imposed duty rates on Chinese-made EVs in a bid to encourage domestic manufacturing. Tesla was subjected to the lowest rate of 7.8%, while other automakers such as SAIC Motor faced tariffs as high as 35%. These rates are in addition to a 10% standard import tariff.

Both BMW and Tesla have been hit with tariffs by the EU on imports of electric vehicles made in China, along with other Chinese manufacturers such as BYD and SAIC. View on euronews

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