COLUMN. BMW has joined its rivals in challenging the EU's antidumping taxes on Chinese carmakers. The Volkswagen/Audi group, is ready to cede lines or factories, while Renault continues to forge closer ties with Geely by forging a strategic alliance in Latin America,

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.

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 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.

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.

Elon Musk’s Tesla and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) have sued the European Union’s (EU) executive, adding to a flurry of cases by Chinese carmakers attacking tariffs peaking at 45% on imports of electric vehicles (EVs) into the bloc.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced during the earnings call for the latest quarterly results that his company intends to launch its long-awaited Robotaxi service

Across Europe, Chinese carmakers held onto 8.2% of the EV market in December — a slight bump up from November but still below the average.

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.

Tesla's lawsuit concerns new tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, arguing they disrupt competition and advancement in the European EV market

China has become the sixth largest country of origin for new vehicles registered in Europe, according to the latest data from JATO Dynamics.