Tesla warns it’s exposed to retaliatory tariffs on exports amid trade war

Tesla warns that she and other American exporters can be exposed to revenge definitions because President Donald Trump imposes fees on American trading partners.

In a letter sent to the American commercial actor, Jameson Jarir earlier this week, Tesla wrote that it “supports a strong and comprehensive process to collect information to ensure appropriate measures to process unfair commercial practices that, in this process, do not intentionally harm American companies.”

The CEO of Tesla El Musk is a close ally of Trump, who commissioned him to lead the Ministry of Government efficiency (DOGE), and the company’s concerns are similar to those that other American exporters raised amid the middle trade war.

Tesla wrote: “As the American manufacturer and a source, Tesla USTR encourages consideration of the effects of the match taken to address unfair commercial practices,” Tesla wrote.

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The message said: “While Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the evaluation that takes place by USTR is one of the possible measures to correct unfair trade must take into account exports from the United States.”

The company added: “American exporters are subjected to their nature to non -proportional influences when other countries respond to American trade procedures. For example, previous trade measures by the United States led to immediate reactions by the targeted countries, including increasing the customs tariff on the imported EVS in those countries.”

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Tesla’s letter also showed how previous tariff battles have led to high manufacturing costs and high sales prices, making the company’s vehicles less competitive.

“The special tariff procedures in the United States (1) and thus increase costs to Tesla for manufactured vehicles in the United States, and (2) increase the costs of those compounds themselves when exporting them from the United States, which leads [a] Tesla explained that Asla is less competitive for American manufacturers.

Tesla also wrote that “future commercial policy procedures should take into account the current restrictions in the local supply chain.”

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Tesla pointed out that its supply chain has a large degree of local components, but some auto parts in the United States cannot be obtained, leaving car manufacturers ’exposed to hardships that makes it difficult to maintain American manufacturing functions.

“Even with the aggressive settlement of the supply chain, it is difficult for some parts and components or impossible to obtain it within the United States. TESLA supports a USTR process to increase the evaluation of local supply chain restrictions to ensure that the United States manufacturers do not burden commercial measures that can lead to supporting support from companies that can lead to its manufacture.

“Commercial procedures (and you do not need) should not contradict the goals to increase and support local manufacturing.”

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“With the continued USTR to evaluate possible commercial procedures to correct unfair commercial practices, the implementation schedule should also be considered. American companies will benefit from a repetitive approach that enables them to prepare accordingly and ensure the appropriate supply chain and compliance are taken,”

Reuters contributed to this report.