这位特斯拉首席执行官在巴黎的一次会议上谈到了最近的关税

作者：布拉德·安德森（Brad Anderson）

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• 特斯拉的老板此前曾表示，中国汽车制造商将在没有贸易壁垒的情况下“几乎摧毁”其他品牌。
• Stellantis首席执行官卡洛斯·塔瓦雷斯（Carlos Tavares）最近也公开反对关税。
• 马斯克表示，特斯拉在中国的表现“相当不错”，没有关税。

特斯拉首席执行官埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）显然改变了主意，并透露他不支持最近对进口到美国的中国电动汽车征收100%关税。

今年1月，马斯克表示，“如果不建立贸易壁垒”，中国汽车制造商“将几乎摧毁世界上大多数其他汽车公司”。这位古怪的亿万富翁现在改变了态度，表示他不支持这些新关税。

相关阅读：埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）警告说，除非建立贸易壁垒，否则中国汽车制造商将“摧毁”西方竞争对手

“特斯拉和我都没有要求这些关税，事实上，当它们宣布时，我感到很惊讶，”他在巴黎举行的Viva Technology会议上说。“特斯拉在中国市场上的竞争相当激烈，没有关税，也没有恭顺的支持。我赞成不征收关税。

马斯克并不是唯一一个不支持这些新关税的有权势的行业高管。本周早些时候，Stellantis老板卡洛斯·塔瓦雷斯（Carlos Tavares）将关税描述为“重大陷阱”，声称这将阻止西方汽车制造商进行重组，以应对中国竞争对手提出的挑战。

“（关税）是走这条路的国家的一个主要陷阱，”他说。“当你与竞争对手作斗争，吸收30%的成本竞争力优势而有利于中国人时，就会产生社会后果。但是各国政府，欧洲各国政府，他们现在不想面对这个现实。

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美国对中国电动汽车征收的新关税将于8月1日生效。从中国进口的许多其他商品也增加了税收，包括半导体和电池中使用的关键矿物。美国贸易代表戴琪（Katherine Tai）表示，这些新关税是合理的，因为中国正在窃取美国的知识产权。

2023年，美国从中国进口了4270亿美元的商品，而中国又从美国进口了1480亿美元的商品。

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Elon Musk Does An About-Face, Says He Doesn’t Support Tariffs Against Chinese EVs

The Tesla CEO spoke out about the recent tariffs at a conference in Paris

by Brad Anderson

The boss of Tesla had previously said Chinese carmakers would “pretty much demolish” other marques without trade barriers.

• Stellantis chief executive Carlos Tavares also recently spoke out against the tariffs.
• Musk says Tesla performs “quite well” in China with no tariffs.

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has apparently had a change of heart and revealed that he does not support the recent 100% tariffs levied against Chinese EVs imported into the United States.

In January, Musk said that “if there are not trade barriers established,” Chinese car manufacturers “will pretty much demolish most other car companies in the world.” The eccentric billionaire has now changed his tune, stating that he does not support these new tariffs.

Read: Elon Musk Warns That Chinese Automakers Will “Demolish” Western Rivals Unless Trade Barriers Are Established

“Neither Tesla nor I asked for these tariffs, in fact I was surprised when they were announced,” he said at the Viva Technology conference in Paris, per Reuters. “Tesla competes quite well in the market in China with no tariffs and no deferential support. I’m in favor of no tariffs.”

Musk isn’t the only powerful industry executive who doesn’t support these new tariffs. Earlier in the week, Stellantis boss Carlos Tavares described the tariffs as a “major trap,” asserting they will discourage Western carmakers from restructuring to meet the challenges proposed by Chinese competitors.

“[Tariffs are] a major trap for the countries that go on that path,” he said. “When you fight against the competition to absorb 30% of cost competitiveness edge in favor of the Chinese, there are social consequences. But the governments, the governments of Europe, they don’t want to face that reality right now.”

New U.S. tariffs on Chinese EVs will go into effect on August 1. Taxes have also been increased for many other goods imported from Chinese, including semiconductors and critical minerals used in batteries. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai says these new tariffs are justified because China is stealing U.S. intellectual property.

In 2023, the United States imported $427 billion in goods from China, which in turn imported $148 billion in goods from the U.S.