Elon Musk’s Tesla says it could be targeted by retaliatory tariffs | CNN Business

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Tesla, the electric car company run by Elon Musk, said this week that retaliatory tariffs against US manufacturers could harm its operations and that the US should carefully consider its trade policies, a break from Musk’s ally President Donald Trump.

In a March 11 letter to US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, company representatives wrote: “As a U.S. manufacturer and exporter, Tesla encourages USTR to consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices.”

“While Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, the assessment undertaken

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