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EU confirms steep tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

Jorge Liboreiro

By Jorge Liboreiro Published on 04/07/2024 – 11:14 GMT+2•Updated 13:03 Brussels accuses Beijing of lavishing its car-makers with enormous amounts of subsidies that lead to artificially low prices and unfair competition. ADVERTISEMENT The European Commission has confirmed...

Beijing protests EU tariff increase on Chinese electric vehicles

Daniel Harper & AP

By Daniel Harper & AP Published on 20/06/2024 – 18:13 GMT+2 Beijing strongly opposes the EU’s decision to increase tariffs on their electric vehicles amid efforts by European automakers to forge joint ventures with Chinese counterparts to mitigate...

China probes EU pork products in prelude to retaliation for EV tariffs

Jorge Liboreiro

By Jorge Liboreiro Published on 17/06/2024 – 14:00 GMT+2 The European Commission is expected to increase tariffs on China-made electric vehicles as soon as 5 July. ADVERTISEMENT The Ministry of Commerce of China has launched an “anti-dumping...

Why is Germany opposed to EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles?

Indrabati Lahiri

By Indrabati Lahiri Published on 14/06/2024 – 12:55 GMT+2•Updated 16:59 German automobile manufacturers such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen could be badly hit by retaliatory tariffs because they all have massive production plants in China. ADVERTISEMENT Germany...

Europe prepares for China retaliation after EU imposes EV tariffs

Indrabati Lahiri

By Indrabati Lahiri Published on 13/06/2024 – 16:21 GMT+2•Updated 23:04 As retaliation for the EU’s tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, China could potentially slap duties on things like European pork and dairy products, as well as brandy...

What Brussels found when it probed Chinese subsidies and electric cars

Jorge Liboreiro

By Jorge Liboreiro Published on 13/06/2024 – 6:00 GMT+2 China-made electric vehicles will soon be subject to additional tariffs when they are brought into the European Union’s borderless market. ADVERTISEMENT The subsidies pumped by the Chinese government...

EU to slap extra tariffs on Chinese electric cars

Jorge Liboreiro

By Jorge Liboreiro Published on 12/06/2024 – 11:43 GMT+2•Updated 16:04 The European Commission’s anti-subsidy inquiry into Chinese electric vehicles has been described as one of the most consequential of its kind. ADVERTISEMENT China-made battery electric vehicles (BEVs)...