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EU Faces Call to Widen Tariffs on Chinese Hybrid Cars

Klingbeil said the bloc should widen trade defenses as Volkswagen faces 50,000 planned layoffs and four plant closures.

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Germany's Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil has urged the European Union to expand tariffs on Chinese imports to include hybrid cars. He argues that German automakers are under threat from Chinese subsidies, advocating for stronger trade measures and local-content rules to protect domestic industry.

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After Chinese electric cars, tariffs on hybrids have also been raised, but the EU would first try to solve the problem of the growing trade deficit through negotiations.

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Germany calls on the European Union to tighten procedures against imports of Chinese cars, as competition and job pressures escalate, and demands that hybrid cars be charged and that local industry be supported.

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China has so far successfully used the "there is another" tactic.

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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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