Tesla and Germany’s BMW are suing the European Commission, joining a growing band of Chinese automakers to oppose the European Union on its punitive tariffs on electric vehicles.

This story incorporates reporting fromElectrek, Bloomberg on MSN.com and MSN.Tesla and BMW have initiated legal proceedings against the European Union in response to newly imposed tariffs on electric vehicles manufactured in China.

Tesla, owned by Elon Musk, is taking the European Union (EU) to court over its tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China. Filed last Wednesday with the European Court of Justice (ECJ) by Tesla’s Shanghai division, the lawsuit comes in the wake of similar legal moves by BMW and other Chinese car manufacturers.

BMW said in a statement that EU duties on battery electric vehicles “harm business models of globally active companies.”

BMW has joined Chinese producers in filing a challenge at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) against EU tariffs on China-made electric vehicles (EVs), according to a filing on the court's website.

Elon Musk's Tesla and German auto giant BMW have challenged EU import tariffs on China-made electric vehicles at the bloc's top court, the European Commission said Monday.

BRUSSELS -- Tesla and BMW have joined Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers in challenging the European Union's (EU) tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, filing cases with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), according to the court's website.

Tesla is taking the EU to court over tariffs it imposed on imports of electric vehicles from China. The European Court of Justice published the case on its website on Monday morning. The US company follows BMW of Germany and several Chinese carmakers in filing claims.

Tesla is challenging the European Union in court over the tariffs imposed on its Chinese electric vehicles despite getting