US EditionChina Floods Brazil With Cheap EVs Triggering Backlash
- A large cargo ship carrying a substantial number of affordable electric cars from China recently docked at Brazil's Itajai port, raising concerns among local automotive manufacturers and labor unions.
- This surge results from Brazil's historically low tariffs on EV imports and China leveraging the open market while other regions raised theirs significantly.
- Chinese automakers like BYD dominate Brazil's EV market, having shipped over 30,000 vehicles in early 2025 and pledging to build local factories despite delays and labor issues.
- Brazil plans to raise import tariffs from 10% to 35% gradually by mid-2026, but local industry leaders lobby to accelerate tariff hikes to protect jobs and stimulate domestic production.
- The flood of cheap Chinese EVs risks stalling Brazil's fledgling manufacturing sector and jobs, raising urgent questions about Brazil’s role as a producer or merely a market for imports.
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Push for Tariffs on Chinese EVs in Brazil as BYD Comes to Town - CleanTechnica
As we’ve been reporting, Chinese EV giant BYD has been expanding into or rapidly accelerating the competition in more and more markets, including in Latin America. It has been offering more affordable — but still very good — electric cars than these markets had before. Brazil is one of those ... [continued] The post Push for Tariffs on Chinese EVs in Brazil as BYD Comes to Town appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Brazil Pushes Back Against China’s Flood of Cheap Electric Vehicles
Brazilian automobile industry executives and labor leaders are growing uneasy about the flood of cheap electric vehicles (EVs) pouring in from China, because the Chinese onslaught is crushing Brazilian manufacturing. The post Brazil Pushes Back Against China’s Flood of Cheap Electric Vehicles appeared first on Breitbart.
China Floods Brazil with Cheap Electric Cars, Industry Sounds Alarm
China has quickly become the main supplier of electric cars to Brazil. In 2024, Chinese brands like BYD sold almost 90% of all electric cars in the country. They took advantage of Brazil’s low import taxes on electric vehicles, which made it easier and cheaper to bring their cars in. BYD, China’s biggest electric carmaker, […]
BYD Set to Dominate NEV Market in Southeast Asia, Starting with Thailand
Spreading a manufacturing base all over the region BYD has aggressively expanded its footprint across the Southeast Asian (ASEAN) region, strategically establishing distributorships in several key countries. This expansion is often facilitated through partnerships with prominent local automotive or business conglomerates, a tactic that mirrors the successful market entry strategies ... [continued] The post BYD Set to Dominate NEV Market in South…
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