According to reports, European Commission President von der Leyen recently 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.
Recently, the China-EU high-level economic and trade dialogue was held in Beijing. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said at the meeting that it hopes the EU will use trade remedy measures prudently, encourage the new energy industry represented by electric vehicles to deepen cooperation, and create a good environment for normal trade exchanges and green and sustainable development between China and the EU.
The China Automobile Association said that EU automobile companies have invested and operated in China for many years, and the Chinese market has become the largest overseas market for many EU automobile companies. China's automobile industry has always upheld an open and cooperative attitude and welcomes EU automobile companies to further expand investment in China, including investment in electric vehicles.
The EU's attempt to restrict the development of Chinese electric vehicles in the EU on the grounds of so-called "fair competition" is a serious protectionist act and the greatest unfairness. It will definitely cast a shadow on the development of global electric vehicles, delay the development process of the global electric vehicle industry including the EU, and have a negative impact on the realization of the global carbon neutrality vision.
The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers hopes that the EU will actively consider China's opinions and effectively implement the consensus reached in the China-EU high-level economic and trade dialogue on maintaining two-way openness of the market and maintaining the stability of the industrial and supply chains.It is prudent to initiate countervailing investigations and restrictive measures against Chinese electric vehicle products to avoid damaging the mutually beneficial and win-win development momentum of the China-EU automotive industry chain.
China's automobile industry is willing to actively engage in dialogue and communication with EU industries, resolve each other's concerns through cooperation, and achieve common development.