BMW has joined a growing list of Chinese automakers in filing a challenge at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) against the EU’s tariffs on China-made electric vehicles (EVs).
The filing, available on the court’s website, comes after the EU imposed new tariffs on China-made EVs in late October, following an anti-subsidy investigation.
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The tariff for BMW, which produces the electric Mini Cooper and Mini Aceman in China, has been set at 20.7%. According to court documents, the German automaker submitted its complaint at the General Court, the lower chamber of the CJEU, on Tuesday, just a day before the deadline for filing challenges.
Legal proceedings at the General Court typically take around 18 months and can be appealed, though no further details on the case have been disclosed.
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In addition to BMW, several major Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers, including BYD, Geely (0175.HK), and SAIC, as well as the auto sector body CCCME, have also filed challenges against the EU’s tariffs.
The new tariffs, which were introduced after the EU’s anti-subsidy investigation, include a 17.0% tariff for BYD, an 18.8% tariff for Geely, and a 35.3% tariff for SAIC, on top of the standard 10% import tax.