Trump would exempt car manufacturers from customs, Tesla in serious trouble

US President Donald Trump intends to report the newspaper Financial Times Automobile manufacturers exempt from some US customs duties, reports Were. The decision was supposed to have followed the strong pressure of American lobbyists.

In March, Trump introduced an additional 25 % customs duties to import cars and semi-trucks and some components on the US market in March, but already announced that new customs duties would be established in two stages.

While the additional 25 % customs duties of 2. April are already valid for vehicles, they have delayed the introduction of additional customs duties on the components by May at the latest.

All the newly introduced customs are or will be charged to the existing customs degrees that are already valid when importing cars and semi -trucks to the US market.

After reporting Financial Times Trump under the pressures of lobbyists is now thinking of exempting a certain load and thus reducing the total customs load for cars and parts for them. He is expected to exempt car parts from customs duties, which he introduces to imports from China, as well as customs charged for steel and aluminum, the sources told the newspaper.

According to the newspaper, any abandonment of the White House would be feared that additional customs duties will cause supply chain disorders and also lead to loss of jobs in the automotive industry, a victory for the automotive industry.

Tesel sales decreased by almost half in the EU

The US electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla, meanwhile, sold just over 36,000 vehicles in the EU in the first quarter, which is 45 percent less than in the same period last year. Tesla reported a 71 % drop in the first quarter this week.

In March alone, the sale of Tesel in the EU declined by 36 percent, ACEA report according to the French news agency AFP. It is the biggest fall among all major car manufacturers in the region, although sales of electric vehicles have increased.

As reported AFPis a decline in sales related to the role of CEO Tesla Elona Musk In the cabinet of US President Donald Trump.

Musk has already announced that May will be reduced its role in Trump’s administration And again focused more on running Tesla.

Musk should also be taken care of because Tesla’s neck is breathing other companies that are engaged in electric cars. For example, Chinese byd has announced a car, which should only need a third of the usual time to charge.

Despite Tesla’s problems, it is selling electric vehicles in some European countries, including Germany and the United Kingdom, continues to grow. According to ACEA, electric vehicles represent 15 percent of the EU market. Hybrid vehicles (36 percent) have the largest proportion, followed by cars on gasoline fuel with 29 percent.