The department plans to buy armored Tesla vehicles. Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to cut government spending, has won more than $13 billion in government contracts in the past five years.
The executive, Jim Farley, said President Trump’s tariff and auto policies would raise costs and could force the automaker to cut jobs.
The U.S. electric car company’s sales are sliding across Europe, amid what many see as interference in local affairs by Tesla’s chief executive, Elon Musk.
The president’s impulsive tariffs are a symptom of a deeper challenge to U.S. manufacturing.
European carmakers are urging Brussels to ease regulations to help them avoid buying carbon credits from rivals at increasingly high prices.
The electric car company run by Elon Musk is facing increasing competition, but investors have focused mostly on the prospects for Tesla’s self-driving technology.
Los aranceles podrían ser un duro golpe para el mayor productor de autos en México y aumentarían los precios de muchos vehículos vendidos en Estados Unidos.
General Motors, the largest producer of cars in Mexico, won’t provide details on how it would react if President Trump imposes 25 percent tariffs from the two countries.
States are using higher registration fees for electric cars to make up for declining fuel taxes, but some are punitive, environmentalists say. A federal tax could be coming.