"The Commission considers that the sample was selected in accordance with the WTO rules and the corresponding EU legislation in this regard," he said.
"The Volkswagen Group confidently accepts the growing international competition, including from China, and sees this as an opportunity.
The NDRC's Jin added that the EU anti-subsidy probe does not appear to be based off an industry or business complaint.
"Consequently, the Commission has reached out to Chinese authorities to discuss these findings and explore possible ways to resolve the issues identified in a WTO-compatible manner," the EU statement said.
The Biden administration in May announced it would raise tariffs on imports of Chinese electric cars from 25% to 100%.
Persons:
Olof Gill, Gill, BEV, Oliver Zipse, Elon, Jin, EU's Gill, BEV producers, Biden
Organizations:
CNBC, WTO, Major, Volkswagen Group, EU, Volkswagen, U.K, BMW Group, BMW, SAIC, EV, EVs
Locations:
Union, China, Germany, Europe, Western Europe, Shanghai, EU, WTO