The President Trump puts new rates on China and threatens the trade war with allies such as Mexico and Canada. A global company will suffer less than most competitors: Tesla.
But the head of the electric car that directs Elon Musk, as a third of the wealth of Millionaire, are also weak if relationships are worse with the chop. This country is the second largest second largest market market and generates more cars than anywhere else.
The Tesla has built quite supply chains in the United States and China, in the world of mutual trading. As a result, the Trump Administration has imposed rates imposed in Chinese goods and a continuous threat to Mexican and Canada products, Tesla can help competitors hurt.
Although Mr Musk is not adapting commercial policies, the tariffs are one of the measures that the Trump Administration can benefit from the TESLA’s expense. On Wednesday, Mr Trump paused 25 percent rates in most parts made in Canada and Mexico.
Administration is trying to delete financial support for building quick loading vehicles, which can violate companies that want to compete with the wide network of Tesla. And competitors like Ford Motor and Rivian is trying to cut or remove loans and subsidies that use electric vehicles and battery factories.
Mr. Musk has said nothing to promote fossil fuels about the crusade of commercial or administration and interfere with sales of electric vehicles. And Lord Trump help inspire protests in the Tesla outlets and weighed at Tesla’s share price. Trump’s position as a member of the de facto member of the Lord, which gives it an impact that exceeds any other executive remotely.
“The conflict of interest is very light,” said John Helveston, a wizard teacher at George Washington University in Engineering Management.
Tesla does not answer a comment request. A White House official said that his policies had captured the help of Lord Musk for Lord Trump.
“Trump President bent the policies of electric vehicles made in the summer of 2023. Elon Musk has made more than President Trump.
Other trading policies also have risks when the company is already in the crisis, as sales in China and Europe increases the overall market of electric vehicles.
Mr. Musk lets the spacious investments in China to weaken trading tensions between the Chinese government and Trump Administration.
“All this could become pawns,” said Lei Xing, independent car analyst based in China’s Massachusetts.
The Tesla is already fighting in Europe and China, with the negative Chinese cars and new models. The anger of the political activities of Musk, including the promotions of the right parties, has hurt in Germany, the United States and other markets. The personal wealth of Mr Musk is linked to Tesla stock, as it has been a tough decline.
When the Tesla started producing the mass of electric cars in a califf factory, in 2012, he designed the supply chain, which was subject to imports than almost all competitors. Electric vehicles were a new technology, forcing the tesles to a large extent to develop its battery, motor and other ingredients.
Tesla built a battery factory in Nevada in collaboration with Japanese Panasonic, and some car companies are just producing piles in the United States.
In 2014, Mr. Musk began to talk about building a factory in China, who received good reception to government officials. Tesla opened a factory at Shanghai six years later in unusual conditions. Beijing changed the rules of property, which the company could configure without a local partner for a foreign car in China. The Chinese government also secured low interest loans, access to higher leaders, as well as the discharge of the discharge regulations.
Mr. Musk, however, maintained the supply chains for Chinese and US factories quite separately, unlike other car companies that depend on imported parts.
“It was very well created when the trade is going side and the rates go up,” Michael Dunne said to the old Chinese automotive consultant. “And that’s good today today.”
Today, Cars made in Shanghai are sold in Europe, southeast Asia or in the home market, but not in the United States.
Tesla cars are sold in the United States in Fremont and Austin, Texas factories. The TESLA charging equipment also produces charging network – buffalo, NY TESLA, regularly, Cars.com is an online shopping center.
“Tesla is in good position” rates, “said Patrick Masterson, who oversees the compilation of data entering the classification of Cars.com. “Home production is strong.”
Tesla is still vulnerable to Chinese and Mexico goods fares. But electric vehicles made by Tesla’s competitors are much weaker in the face of tariffs.
General Motors’ Chevrolet Ecinox Sport Routility, for example, is done in Mexico. Along with the initial price of $ 34,000, entrepreneurs in battery actions is a threat to the Tesla model, which begins $ 45,000 before government incentives. The 25% rate of 25% of Trump Administration will be eliminated, adopting it.
It is more difficult to measure the risk of tesla in China. So far, the China leaders see the role of Lord Musk as a plus in Trump Administration as seen as potential contacts. In January, Zheng, China’s Vice-President, when he flew to Washington, to go to the opening of Lord Trump, Musk met Lord.
“The US-Chinese policy works in specific personal relationships,” Mazzocco said Mazzocco, high classmates in Chinese business and economic, at the Center for Strategic Strategic Studies, Washington Think tank. “There is hope in China that he could have a builder role.”
But Mr. Musk also lost the power of the negotiation in China.
When Chinese leaders illuminate the shanghai factory, he was seen as a technology leader who promoted the development of Tesla EV industry. It is weakening in Europe and weakened in China, however, the production of Tesla in Shanghai fell 50 percent in February a year. Chinese cars like Byd and Xiaomi are presenting new features like driving the autonomous opponents of Tesla.
Tesla’s prestige and can be taken advantage of China as a result.
“Tesla can’t control China,” said Jia Xinguang an independent analyst in Australia. “But China, on the contrary, can control the Tesla”.
However, China would think of Mr. Tesla and Musk twice, as it could be more difficult to attract foreign investment, Wang Yanhang said in the financial studies of the Chongyang Institute, which controls trade issues. “China will not shoot on foot,” he said. “It’s the last chance.”
China has been so far away when the Autos revenge against Trump Administration’s tariff rates, gathering duties about US agricultural products like our chicken and wheat.
Tesla has been quiet at least a potential rate about Chinese materials that would have a direct impact on its competitiveness.
China is the main source of graphite with high purity, fundamental material for batteries. In December, a group of companies that are trying to produce graphite in the United States in China and asked the US International Trade Commission to impose more than 800 percent of the percentage of obligations.
In an audience on the subject in January, Tesla hired the famous Washington lawyer agenda to argue his case, and four thesla managers talked Public documents. Tesla “is pushing back because they don’t see the alternative to Chinese graphite,” said Iola Hughes, Rho Motion research in charge of the battery industry.
In the last month, the trade agency said that the Chinese graphite was harmed by the Chinese graphite. The agency has not given a final decision. Trump’s rhetoric rhetoric trading has not entered a mention of graphite.
Joy Dong Contribution reports.
2025-03-09 20:25:00
