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The ELON Musk Electric Car Industry Company has warned that President Donald Trump’s trade war could make it a target of reprisal definitions against the United States and the increase in the cost of vehicle making in America.

In a non -signed message addressed to the American commercial actor, Jameson Jarir, Timing He said he “supports” fair trade, but he warned that American exporters “are subjected to impartial effects when other countries respond to US trade measures.”

“For example, the previous trade measures by the United States led to immediate reactions by the targeted countries, including increasing the customs tariffs on the imported EVS to those countries,” Austin, Texas, wrote in the March 11 letter.

Tesla letter follows two weeks of irregular commercial policy advertisements that rocked companies and financial markets, as investors worry about the increasing risks of the world’s largest economy in stagnation.

The message emphasizes how Tesla is concerned, a group led by Trump Ally Musk, about the possible effects of Widespread.

The European Union and Canada have threatened with overwhelming revenge for the customs tariff for steel and aluminum imports in the United States, which entered into force earlier this week.

One person who is aware of the process of sending the message said: “It is a polite way to say that the bilateral tariff system is flowing on Tesla.”

The person added: “He is not signed because no one in the company wants to be expelled to send it.”

Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The group said in its message to the Trump administration that the customs tariff can increase the costs of making vehicles in the United States and make it less competitive when exporting it abroad. He also urged the administration to avoid making minerals that are displayed in the United States – such as lithium and cobalt – more expensive for import.

Tesla said that her global supply chain has been repaired to find many materials and components in the United States for its EVS and Lithium-IIN batteries, indicating the battery manufacturer in Renault, Nevada and Lithium processing in Corpus Christi, Texas.

The company added: “However, even with the aggressive resettlement of the supply chain, it is difficult to film some parts and components in the United States.” Greer urged “to assess more restrictions on the local supply chain to ensure that American manufacturers are unjustified in an unjustified manner due to commercial measures that could lead to imposing a high -cost tariff on the necessary components.”

The letter was presented to the commercial representative’s office as part of the widespread request of the agency to comment from American companies, where it reviews foreign trade practices and tries to determine any tariffs, taxes, regulations or subsidies that can harm companies.

A person familiar with the operation said. March 11 message was uploaded to USTR by Miriam Eqab, Assistant General Adviser at Tesla.

Musk has emerged as one of Trump’s senior advisers after spending more than $ 250 million to help his campaign to re -elect him. On the other hand, the world’s richest man has received a wide mandate to influence politics and cut off the federal government, as he was appointed head of the so -called Ministry of Governmental efficiency (DOGE).

Earlier this week, Trump hosted an event in the White House to promote Tesla and promised to buy one of her cars at the Support of Musk.

Tesla shares have decreased by 40 percent since the beginning of the year regarding concerns about the decrease in sales and amid a broader market sale that has increased tension over US economic and trade policies.

The car maker was also subjected to a violent reaction to consumers in Europe, as people link Musk interventions to support right -wing political parties, while American showrooms have become magnetized for demonstrators who are not satisfied with the discounts to the federal government led by Musk.