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EU to Cap Chinese Hybrid-Vehicle Imports at 350,000 Units Annually, Official Says
Headline from Wall Street Journal, on the newest of 3 developments
The EU will seek to curb Chinese hybrid and plug-in hybrid imports over the next four years, with an aim of halving China’s market share in the bloc.
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EU to Cap Chinese Hybrid Vehicle Imports at 350,000 Each Year
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China Says Hybrid-Car Deal With Europe to Ensure ‘Export Space’
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EU to Cap Chinese Hybrid-Vehicle Imports at 350,000 Units Annually, Official Says
The European Union is preparing so-called safeguard measures that would limit imports of Chinese hybrid vehicles into the bloc in a bid to improve the trade relationship.
Some ten years after it should have, Europe is finally reaching for the brakes. According to Bloomberg, the European Commission is preparing so-called safeguard measures to limit imports of Chinese hybrid vehicles, most likely via tariff-rate quotas that slap a levy on anything above a set volume.
The European Union intends to use safeguard measures to cut the number of hybrid car imports from China by half, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Two years ago, the EU imposed new tariffs on Chinese made electric cars because they were flooding the the new car market in Europe. For some reason, the European Commission decided not to place similar tariffs on plug-in hybrids made in China at the same time. The German auto industry ...
Renault SA says the European Union reached an initial “major milestone” with its deal to slow the onslaught of hybrid cars from China that will help foster a future for Europe’s automotive industry.
With an agreement to curb exports of hybrid vehicles to the European Union, China is betting it can sidestep harsher restrictions from the 27-member bloc with a gesture that has little immediate prospect of reshaping the overall trade relationship.
The European Union will cap the import of Chinese hybrid vehicles at 350,000 cars per year, with the safeguard measure taking effect as soon as Dec. 1.
China said a deal with the European Union on hybrid cars will ensure “export space and steady growth” for its companies, as the two sides seek to reduce the risk of trade war.
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