It is calling for additional import tariffs to be imposed, after similar measures were introduced by the European Union (EU) in the fourth quarter of last year. Anfavea's president, Marcio de Lima Leite, said in a statement that the group's investigation aims to "safeguard customers, employees, dealerships, manufacturers and the auto-parts industry." He plans to add trucks, buses and agricultural machinery to the investigation. BYD has responded to these allegations by "categorically denying" that it carries out dumping practices, adding that it is "focused on offering products in line with market regulations and prevailing legislation." The company said in a statement: "We are committed to developing Brazil's automotive industry, which for decades has been sidelined by traditional carmakers that now resort to various tactics to conceal their lack of competitiveness." Great Wall Motors also responded by saying: "We strictly follow international rules and Brazilian trade legislation."