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>You can bet that the 100% tariff on BYD cars in the US isn’t going anywhere with Musk...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq55zd2xjreo

>Musk opposes US tariffs on Chinese electric cars. "In fact, I was surprised when they were announced. Things that inhibit freedom of exchange or distort the market are not good," Mr Musk said on Thursday. “Tesla competes quite well in the market in China with no tariffs and no deferential support. I’m in favour of no tariffs," he added.






Very little of what this administration says matches their actions.


That was in May of last year. A lot has changed since then.

2025...

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-joins-legal-battle-agai...

>Tesla TSLA has joined BMW and several Chinese manufacturers in challenging EU tariffs on China-made electric vehicles at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), per a court filing.


That article is about EU tariffs, not US tariffs. Notably the EU tariffs affect him; that's why he's opposed to them.

Musk says a lot of things that are not true. Hard to know if that was a serious take.

> 23 May, 2024

No recent evidence of Musk's position, but Tesla just last month opposed China tariffs in the EU.

Musk seems significantly more unhinged today than he did nine months ago.



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