Recently, European Commission President von der Leyen said: The European Commission has launched an investigation into the subsidies provided by the Chinese government to electric vehicle manufacturers.Assessing whether the EU needs to impose tariffs to protect itself from Chinese electric car producers that benefit from state subsidies.However, there are different views within Europe regarding the EU's latest actions. German Economy Minister Habeck expressed his views.
Habeck said that German car manufacturers are worried that this move will lead to "countermeasures" from China, and Germany and France have differences on this issue.
German cars sell well in China, but the sales volume of French cars in China is not as good as that of German cars.If the EU imposes tariffs on Chinese cars, Europe will have to worry about countermeasures.
For France, this is not a problem because they do not sell many cars in the Chinese market, but German cars sell well in China. This move will greatly affect the sales of German cars in China.
Additionally, Habeck stated:"We sell a lot of cars to China, but it's getting a little harder now. Because they are smart and know how to make electric cars. The electric car market in China is growing very, very fast."
Moreover, the European automobile industry, represented by Germany, has issued early warnings, reminding the EU that this move will only "play with fire and burn itself". German companies such as Mercedes-Benz and Bosch have also spoken out one after another, saying that the result of "trade protectionism" and "tariff war" will only be a lose-lose situation.