Trump has not yet executed the range of tariffs he had indicated, he maintains that they remain a possibility,

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,

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.

BYD, Geely, SAIC and BMW are challenging the EU’s decision to apply up to 35.3 percent tariffs on cars entering the region

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.

BMW’s Chinese-made BEVs now incur EU import tariffs of close to 21%, while for BYD’ Auto the tariff rate is set at 17%; Geely 19%; and SAIC Motor 35%. Olof Gill, spokesperson for the European Commission (EC), confirmed earlier this week that the EU is prepared to respond to the case in court.

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.

Brands led by SAIC Motor Corp.'s MG registered 3.5 per cent fewer EVs in the region for all of 2024, according to data from automotive researcher Dataforce

FIVE years of rapid European growth for Chinese electric-car manufacturers ground to a halt in 2024, as trade barriers added to the challenge of building up sales in a stagnant market. Read more at The Business Times.

A group representing about 25 American, European, Japanese and South Korean carmakers in Brazil on Wednesday urged the Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva administration to investigate China’s alleged dumping practices and slap tariffs on leading mainland auto brands BYD and Great Wall Motors.

BMW expects its fourth-quarter pre-tax earnings to be significantly below last year and its full-year margin to be in the lower half of its 6-7% target, according to slides posted on the carmaker's website on Tuesday.