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 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.

BMW and Tesla have both filed cases with the EU's Court of Justice challenging the EU’s recent decision to hike tariffs on Chinese-made BEVs.

Tesla and BMW have filed lawsuits against the European Commission, reports Bloomberg. This action is in protest of the punitive tariffs on the import of electric cars from China to the EU, which can be as high as 45%.

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.

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.

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.

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

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