他们，把美国政府给告了！
据外媒报道，当地时间9月21日，美国电动汽车制造商特斯拉在美国国际贸易法院，对特朗普政府提起了诉讼。
特斯拉律师在诉状中表示，特朗普政府对该公司从中国进口物品加收关税的行为武断而任性，是“对自由裁量权的滥用”。同时，相关政府机构也没有给予企业发声的机会。特斯拉要求法院认定特朗普政府该关税征收行为不合法，并要求退还已支付的关税税款及期间利息。
券商Wedbush分析师丹尼尔·伊夫接受采访时表示：“特斯拉状告特朗普政府，此举出乎意料且出手强势，或吸引其他美国企业效仿。” 伊夫相信，许多美国企业和投资者将密切关注此案进展。
Tesla Inc. has sued the United States government for collecting tariffs on parts the company imported from China for the manufacturing of its electric cars.
Bloomberg reported that Tesla on Monday filed the suit concerning tariffs imposed by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on imports from China in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York.
The carmaker in its filing called tariffs "arbitrary, capricious, and an abuse of discretion." It wants the court to declare the duties unlawful and order a refund, with interest, amounts already paid.
2018年8月，美国贸易代表办公室公布了对价值约160亿美元中国产品加征25%关税的清单，特斯拉Model 3型号电动车部件组装要用到的中国制造的电脑和显示屏也名列其中。
对于特斯拉来说，额外的关税意味着更高的制造成本，这将直接损害公司的盈利。于是该公司提出了征税豁免的申请。不幸的是，该申请于2019年被美国贸易办公室否决。
据特斯拉估算，由于要支付额外的关税，公司当年第四季度将损失5000万美元的毛利。
本周三，特斯拉股价暴跌10%，收报380.36美元，较8月31日创下的收盘历史高位纪录498.32美元下跌约24%。当天早些时候，特斯拉首席执行官埃隆·马斯克宣布，公司将在三年内推出2.5万美元一辆的“廉价”自动驾驶汽车。
The USTR last year denied Tesla's bid to avoid tariffs of 25 percent on the Chinese-made computer and display screens it uses in its Model 3 electric car. At the time, the company argued that the increased cost imposed by the tariffs would cause economic harm through the increase of costs and impact to profitability.
In 2018, the company estimated that additional tariffs on parts sourced from China would decrease gross profit by 50 million U.S. dollars in the fourth quarter of the year.
Tesla shares on Wednesday tumbled 10 percent to 380.36 U.S. dollars after its annual "Battery Day" event, in which its CEO Elon Musk said the company will cut costs to build a cheap electric car with a price tag of 25,000 U.S. dollars in three years.
特斯拉并不“孤单”。据英国《卫报》报道，沃尔沃、福特及梅赛德斯-奔驰也已对特朗普政府提起诉讼，以期阻止美方对中国进口的物品“任意”征收关税。梅赛德斯-奔驰在诉讼文件中指责特朗普政府“发起了一场史无前例、无边界、无限制的贸易战，影响到从中国进口的逾5000亿美元的产品”。
报道指出，中国是世界上最大的汽车市场，也是诸多汽车制造商业务的主要增长点。
特朗普政府对中国发起贸易战并肆意加征关税的做法，不仅引起了美国企业的不满，也遭到了美国媒体的讽刺。《纽约时报》曾评价道，“特朗普其实是在给美国人加税”，CNBC则发文称“增加关税并没有给美国人带来好处 ”。
Other automakers, including General Motors, Volvo, Ford and Mercedes-Benz have also joined the battle to sue the U.S. government because of the increasing costs caused by additional tariffs on auto parts from China, AFP reported.
Mercedes-Benz argued that U.S. law "did not confer authority on defendants to litigate a vast trade war for however long, and by whatever means, they choose," AFP reported.