Mar. 11, 2026
Electric air-taxi developer accuses rival of misclassifying Chinese-made aircraft components
Archer Aviation alleges Joby misclassified Chinese-made aircraft components as consumer goods to evade tariffs and misled the U.S. government about its domestic manufacturing. The counterclaims come in response to Joby's trade secret lawsuit in federal court.
Archer Aviation Inc., facing a federal trade secret lawsuit from rival electric air-taxi developer Joby Aero Inc., responded Monday with counterclaims accusing its competitor of defrauding the U.S. government, evading customs duties and secretly relying on Chinese manufacturing while publicly marketing itself as a "proudly American company."
In a 91-page filing in the Northern District of California, Archer, represented by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, alleges that Jo...
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