BERLIN, Sept 28 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told business weekly Wirtschaftswoche that he was not convinced about the need to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EV).
The European Commission is investigating whether it should impose punitive tariffs to protect European Union automakers from cheaper Chinese EV imports it says are benefiting from state subsidies.
"I am not very convinced of this, to put it politely," Scholz told Wirtschaftswoche in an interview published on Thursday.
"Our economic model should not be based or rely on protectionism - but on the attractiveness of our products."
Reporting by Maria Martinez; Editing by Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Olaf Scholz, Scholz, Wirtschaftswoche, Maria Martinez, Kirsten Donovan
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European, European Union automakers, South, Thomson
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South Korean