General Motors

Automakers are lobbying against lawmakers immediately ending popular electric-vehicle tax credits that President Trump has railed against.

The company said the city used the presence of its Cruise self-driving unit to tie its tax bill to a portion of its global revenue.

GM is pushing the Treasury to change the definition of a sport utility vehicle and expand how many buyers can get electric-vehicle tax credits.

For EVs to qualify, their batteries will need to contain minerals extracted from or processed in a country the U.S. has a free trade agreement with, and a portion of components to be manufactured or assembled in North America.

The expansion of a tax credit for electric vehicles isn’t likely to appear in a broad deal being negotiated by House and Senate leaders, and backers of the popular tax break say President Donald Trump is to blame.

U.S. lawmakers led by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley are negotiating a potential revival of expired tax breaks in last-minute negotiations over a government spending bill.

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation that would extend a lucrative tax break that could benefit Tesla and GM.

The Big Three automaker has sold 200,000 electric cars.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch questioned President Donald Trump’s call to end a tax break for electric cars made by General Motors Co. and others following the company’s announcement that it would lay off workers and close plants.

A legislative repeal of the credit could actually end up giving GM a better competitive position.