European Union votes to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

EU decision to press ahead with tariffs on China-made EVs sparks outcry

Both Chinese and European sides have voiced serious concerns and dissatisfaction, following the European Union (EU)'s decision to adopt definitive tariffs of up to 45 percent on Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports in a vote on Friday. They warned the move could hurt the competitiveness of European auto industry and called for negotiated solution.

EU Tariffs to Affect 31% of Chinese Electric Car Export - China's Customs Service

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The new duties that the European Union plans to introduce on electric vehicles imported from China will affect almost 31% of all Chinese exports of such vehicles, Sputnik has calculated based on data from the Chinese customs service.

EU plan to press ahead with China EV tariffs bad for ties and green ambitions: Report

The dispute is the EU's biggest trade row with Beijing in a decade. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China: EU plan to press ahead with Chinese EV tariffs bad for ties

beijing — The European Commission's decision to press ahead with tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles threatens to undermine decades of cooperation between China and the EU, and endangers climate-change goals, Xinhua news agency said on Saturday. On Friday, the EU said it would push forward with hefty tariffs on China-made EVs, even after the bloc's largest economy Germany rejected them. The dispute is its biggest trade row with Beijing in …

E.U. Votes to Impose Tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles

The European Union is the latest actor to impose punitive tariffs against Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), following a vote by its members on Friday. Western governments—including Canada and the U.S., which previously imposed 100 percent tariffs on Chinese EVs—are concerned about China’s dominance in the global EV industry and what that means for their domestic markets. The European Commission stated that China’s spare production capacity of thr…

In the trade dispute with China, the EU has agreed to punitive tariffs on electric cars. Germany was against it. The decision in Brussels is a "fatal signal," warns BMW boss Zipse.