The European automotive industry faces rising tensions as BMW and Tesla Shanghai file lawsuits against the European Commission

The EU imposed extra tariffs of up to 35% on Chinese-manufactured EVs in October after an anti-subsidy investigation found Chinese state support was unfairly undercutting European automakers.

Although Tesla is an American company, it builds Model 3s in Shanghai and exports them to Europe. According to The Financial Times, Tesla accounted for approximately 28% of all Chinese-made EVs imported to the EU in 2023.

Mercedes-Benz Group AG is joining a Geely lawsuit against European Union tariffs on electric cars imported from China, adding to a flurry of legal cases targeting the duties.

Tesla and BMW have joined Chinese electric vehicle EV manufacturers in challenging the European Union EU tariffs on Chinese-made EVs filing cases

Jato Dynamics reports that Europe’s new passenger car market grew by 0.9% in 2024, with 12,909,741 registrations.   Despite the slight

BMW and Tesla have both filed cases with the EU's Court of Justice challenging the EU’s recent decision to hike tariffs on Chinese-made BEVs.

Elon Musk's Tesla and German auto giant BMW have challenged EU import tariffs on China-made electric vehicles at the bloc's top court, the European Commission said Monday.

The filings come after the EU slapped tariffs as high as 45% on Chinese EVs after it ruled that China is unfairly subsidizing the industry and saturating the bloc with cheaper cars. Tesla's Chinese-manufactured EVs were hit with a 7.8% tariff while BMW's cars from the country received a 20.7% markup.

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

BMW has revealed an even more souped-up version of its M3 wagon model, the M3 CS Touring. Staging its global unveil at the iconic Mount Panorama circuit in Bathurst, just 55 vehicles have been allocated locally with each set to carry a price tag of $253,