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Tesla, BMW Sue EU After China-Made EVs Are Hit by Trade Curbs.
BMW has joined Chinese producers in filing a challenge at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) against EU tariffs on China-made electric vehicles (EVs), according to a filing on the court’s website.
The court document showed the German automaker lodged its complaints at the General Court, the lower of two CJEU chambers, on Jan 21, a day before the deadline for filing challenges. Chinese electric vehicle makers BYD, Geely and SAIC have also challenged the EU’s import tariffs at the court. Proceedings at the General Court last on average 18 months and can be appealed.
The EU imposed tariffs on China-made EVs at the end of October after an anti-subsidy investigation, including 17 per cent for BYD, 18.8 per cent for Geely and 35.3 per cent for SAIC, on top of the EU’s standard car import duty of 10 per cent. The rate for BMW, which manufactures the electric Mini Cooper and electric Mini Aceman in China, is 20.7 per cent.
No further details of the cases were given.
The China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products (CCCME), an industry body that has represented Chinese EV producers, also filed a complaint on Jan 22, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU) said.
The CCCEU urged Beijing and Brussels to negotiate a compromise to avoid tariffs. The two have been in talks about possible minimum price commitments since September.