Employees work on the assembly line of electric vehicles in a digital automotive factory of Jiangling Motors on May 17, 2024.
BEIJING — China hopes to reach an agreement with the European Union soon on the bloc's planned tariffs for imported Chinese electric cars, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday.
The European Commission announced in mid-June that if discussions with China did not go well, the bloc would start to impose additional duties on imported Chinese EVs on Thursday, July 4.
"Definitive measures" would take effect four months after that date, according to a press release.
He reiterated China's opposition to the European Union's anti-subsidy probe and pointed out the two sides still have a four-month window.
Persons:
Yadong
Organizations:
Jiangling Motors, European Union, Ministry of Commerce, European Commission, Commerce Ministry, CNBC
Locations:
Jiangling, BEIJING, China