Will the complaint escalate a trade war between the EU and the US? Or will it create a bigger incentive to negotiate?

China slammed Brussels’s decision on Wednesday morning, saying it did not ‘agree with or accept’ the tariffs and had filed a complaint under the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) dispute settlement mec

The extra tariffs will range from 7.8% for Tesla to 35.3% for SAIC Motor, and stack on top of the 10% standard import duty for cars to the EU.

The country's Commerce Minister recently urged French officials to encourage the EU to negotiate a fair solution