Tesla warns that Trump's trade war could hurt U.S. automakers

Electric vehicle maker Tesla is warning that the Trump administration's trade policies could be detrimental to U.S.-based EV companies. 

In an unsigned March 11 letter to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), the company — owned by billionaire Elon Musk, who is currently a special adviser to President Trump — encouraged the administration to consider how its trade policy could "harm" domestic automakers like Tesla. 

"As a U.S. manufacturer and exporter, Tesla encourages USTR to consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair trade practices," Tesla wrote.