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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Mark Sweney

Tesla tells US government Trump trade war could ‘harm’ EV companies

Tesla driving past Tesla factory
Tesla’s share price has fallen by more than a third over the last month. Photograph: Filip Singer/EPA

Elon Musk’s Tesla has warned that Donald Trump’s trade war could expose the electric carmaker to retaliatory tariffs that would also affect other automotive manufacturers in the US.

In an unsigned letter to Jamieson Greer, the US trade representative, Tesla said it “supports fair trade” but that the US administration should ensure it did not “inadvertently harm US companies”.

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