Tesla and Samsung oppose new US tariffs on Vietnam

# Tesla, Samsung oppose new US tariffs on Vietnam as probe deadline nears The US has accused Vietnam of "a persistent failure to resolve long-standing concerns about IP protection and enforcement." Francesco Guarascio (Reuters) Mon, November 2, 2026 Published on Nov. 2, 2026 Published on 2026-11-02T08:32:38+07:00 A man riding an electric motorbike past the logo of Samsung Electronics on a billboard in Bac Ninh province, on April 8, 2025. (AFP/Nhac Nguyen) usinesses are divided over whether Washington should propose new tariffs on Vietnamese goods this month, with Tesla and Samsung not in favor

Tesla, Samsung oppose new US tariffs on Vietnam as probe deadline nears By Reuters # Tesla, Samsung oppose new US tariffs on Vietnam as probe deadline nears By Published Nov 01, 2026, 08:04 PM Updated Nov 01, 2026, 08:06 PM By Francesco Guarascio HANOI, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Businesses are divided over whether Washington should propose new tariffs on Vietnamese goods this month, with Tesla and Samsung not in favour, while others have called for penalties, submissions to the US government show. The Trump administration has set a November 29 deadline to conclude a trade probe launched in May over th

# Tesla, Samsung flag manufacturing risks from Trump's Vietnam tariff push Nov 02, 2026, 12:23 AM ET Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) Stock, SSNLF Stock VNM, VNAM, KPHO By: Manshi Mamtora, CFA Tesla (TSLA) and Samsung (SSNLF) have opposed additional U.S. tariffs on Vietnamese goods, citing supply-chain concerns, as the Trump administration approaches a November 29 deadline to conclude an investigation into Vietnam's intellectual property practices. In submissions to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),

# Tesla lobbies for Vietnam as US tariff deadline closes in The IP probe looks like a route back to 20% tariffs on Vietnam, and Tesla may be asking for exemptions instead of leniency. By Stewart Burnett - By Stewart Burnett - November 2, 2026 Tesla has urged Washington not to impose fresh tariffs on Vietnam, warning that some of the components and precision equipment its US plants rely on still cannot be sourced at home, despite major investments. The plea comes as the US Trade Representative (USTR) prepares to close an intellectual property investigation into Vietnam by 29 November, and as Te

Tesla has urged the US government to consider American manufacturers’ supply chain needs before imposing new tariffs on Vietnam, where the automaker has recently begun hiring employees for its eventual launch in the country. According to comments submitted to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on July 2, Tesla warned that certain advanced components and precision manufacturing equipment cannot currently be sourced domestically. The automaker urged USTR to “take into account the supply chain needs of American manufacturers,” saying this is despite major investments in U