In an unsigned letter addressed to U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer, Tesla warned that "U.S. exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countr

Tesla told the Trump administration that its ongoing tariff war could make it more expensive for the electric car company to build vehicles in the U.S. “Trade actions should not (and need not) conflict with objectives to further increase and support domestic manufacturing,

Trump told reporters he would write a check for the car, which retails for roughly $80,000, and leave it at the White House so his staff can drive it. The president also said he hopes his purchase will boost Tesla,