Employees work on the assembly line of new energy vehicles at a factory of Chinese EV startup Leapmotor on April 1, 2024 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China.
The additional tariffs are the result of an EU probe that began in October.
Main Chinese BEV producer BYD was struck with a 17.4% tariff, with Geely slapped with a 20% duty.
"We strongly oppose the use of increased tariffs as a strategy to obstruct the normal global trade of electric vehicles.
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Persons:
Shi Kuanbing, Valdis Dombrovskis, Dombrovskis, BEV, BYD, Geely, Elon Musk's Tesla, Tesla, Nio
Organizations:
Visual China, Getty, Union, EV, European Commission, EU, CNBC, China's Ministry of Commerce, Google, World Trade Organization, SAIC, Global
Locations:
Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China, Europe, Shanghai