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, owned by Elon Musk, is taking the European Union (EU) to court over its tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China. Filed last Wednesday with the European Court of Justice (ECJ) by Tesla’s Shanghai division, the lawsuit comes in the wake of similar legal moves by BMW and other Chinese car manufacturers.

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.