Iran war should be wake-up call about costs of not going full throttle towards EVs as Chinese have done, experts say
  • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I was not aware of the 10% base duty for all cars into EU.
    But the rates you state are general for a brand, but do not account for per model negotiations:

    https://www.reuters.com/world/china/eu-tariffs-imports-china-made-evs-2026-02-11/

    Carmakers can now negotiate tariff exemptions for individual electric models imported from China.

    Cupra Tavascan has achieved a 0% duty, and Tesla is 7.8%.
    I suspect several of the more popular Chinese models, have negotiated lower rates too.

    • blackbeans@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Thanks for the follow up. It is worth mentioning that both Tesla and Cuprsa Tavascan are not Chinese owned.

      The biggest/most popular Chinese manufacturers in the EU are BYD, SAIC, Geely, NIO and Xpeng.