原標(biāo)題:他們,,把美國(guó)政府給告了!
據(jù)外媒報(bào)道,,當(dāng)?shù)貢r(shí)間9月21日,美國(guó)電動(dòng)汽車(chē)制造商特斯拉在美國(guó)國(guó)際貿(mào)易法院,對(duì)特朗普政府提起了訴訟。
特斯拉律師在訴狀中表示,,特朗普政府對(duì)該公司從中國(guó)進(jìn)口物品加收關(guān)稅的行為武斷而任性,是“對(duì)自由裁量權(quán)的濫用”,。同時(shí),相關(guān)政府機(jī)構(gòu)也沒(méi)有給予企業(yè)發(fā)聲的機(jī)會(huì),。
特斯拉要求法院認(rèn)定特朗普政府該關(guān)稅征收行為不合法,,并要求退還已支付的關(guān)稅稅款及期間利息。
券商Wedbush分析師丹尼爾·伊夫接受采訪(fǎng)時(shí)表示:“特斯拉狀告特朗普政府,,此舉出乎意料且出手強(qiáng)勢(shì),,或吸引其他美國(guó)企業(yè)效仿?!币练蛳嘈?,許多美國(guó)企業(yè)和投資者將密切關(guān)注此案進(jìn)展。
Tesla Inc,。 has sued the United States government for collecting tariffs on parts the company imported from China for the manufacturing of its electric cars,。
Bloomberg reported that Tesla on Monday filed the suit concerning tariffs imposed by the Office of the U.S。 Trade Representative (USTR) on imports from China in the U.S,。 Court of International Trade in New York,。
The carmaker in its filing called tariffs “arbitrary, capricious,, and an abuse of discretion,。” It wants the court to declare the duties unlawful and order a refund,, with interest,, amounts already paid。
2018年8月,,美國(guó)貿(mào)易代表辦公室公布了對(duì)價(jià)值約160億美元中國(guó)產(chǎn)品加征25%關(guān)稅的清單,,特斯拉Model 3型號(hào)電動(dòng)車(chē)部件組裝要用到的中國(guó)制造的電腦和顯示屏也名列其中。
對(duì)于特斯拉來(lái)說(shuō),,額外的關(guān)稅意味著更高的制造成本,,這將直接損害公司的盈利。于是該公司提出了征稅豁免的申請(qǐng),。不幸的是,,該申請(qǐng)于2019年被美國(guó)貿(mào)易辦公室否決。
據(jù)特斯拉估算,由于要支付額外的關(guān)稅,,公司當(dāng)年第四季度將損失5000萬(wàn)美元的毛利,。
本周三,特斯拉股價(jià)暴跌10%,,收?qǐng)?bào)380.36美元,,較8月31日創(chuàng)下的收盤(pán)歷史高位紀(jì)錄498.32美元下跌約24%。當(dāng)天早些時(shí)候,,特斯拉首席執(zhí)行官埃隆·馬斯克宣布,,公司將在三年內(nèi)推出2.5萬(wàn)美元一輛的“廉價(jià)”自動(dòng)駕駛汽車(chē)。
The USTR last year denied Tesla‘s bid to avoid tariffs of 25 percent on the Chinese-made computer and display screens it uses in its Model 3 electric car,。 At the time,, the company argued that the increased cost imposed by the tariffs would cause economic harm through the increase of costs and impact to profitability。
In 2018,, the company estimated that additional tariffs on parts sourced from China would decrease gross profit by 50 million U.S,。 dollars in the fourth quarter of the year。
Tesla shares on Wednesday tumbled 10 percent to 380.36 U.S,。 dollars after its annual “Battery Day” event,, in which its CEO Elon Musk said the company will cut costs to build a cheap electric car with a price tag of 25,000 U.S,。 dollars in three years,。
特斯拉并不“孤單”。據(jù)英國(guó)《衛(wèi)報(bào)》報(bào)道,,沃爾沃,、福特及梅賽德斯-奔馳也已對(duì)特朗普政府提起訴訟,以期阻止美方對(duì)中國(guó)進(jìn)口的物品“任意”征收關(guān)稅,。
梅賽德斯-奔馳在訴訟文件中指責(zé)特朗普政府“發(fā)起了一場(chǎng)史無(wú)前例,、無(wú)邊界、無(wú)限制的貿(mào)易戰(zhàn),,影響到從中國(guó)進(jìn)口的逾5000億美元的產(chǎn)品”,。
報(bào)道指出,中國(guó)是世界上最大的汽車(chē)市場(chǎng),,也是諸多汽車(chē)制造商業(yè)務(wù)的主要增長(zhǎng)點(diǎn),。
特朗普政府對(duì)中國(guó)發(fā)起貿(mào)易戰(zhàn)并肆意加征關(guān)稅的做法,不僅引起了美國(guó)企業(yè)的不滿(mǎn),,也遭到了美國(guó)媒體的諷刺,。《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》曾評(píng)價(jià)道,,“
特朗普其實(shí)是在給美國(guó)人加稅”,,CNBC則發(fā)文稱(chēng)“增加關(guān)稅并沒(méi)有給美國(guó)人帶來(lái)好處”。
Other automakers, including General Motors,, Volvo,, Ford and Mercedes-Benz have also joined the battle to sue the U.S。 government because of the increasing costs caused by additional tariffs on auto parts from China,, AFP reported,。
Mercedes-Benz argued that U.S。 law “did not confer authority on defendants to litigate a vast trade war for however long,, and by whatever means,, they choose,” AFP reported,。