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EVs: Geopolitics

In electric buses as with EVs, it’s China versus rest of the world

As China’s market matures, exports hold the key to future profitability for Yutong, Foton and peers in rivalry with European electric-bus producers.

12 Oct 2024 - 8:47AMvideocam

EU votes for tariffs on Chinese-made EVs in blockbuster trade row

4 Oct 2024 - 8:23PMvideocam

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China, EU must reason their way out of EV dispute: ex-Merkel adviser

4 Oct 2024 - 4:35PMvideocam

Biden is blocking ‘second China shock’ with tariffs: US ambassador

Envoy also warns that more sanctions on Chinese entities may follow to stem the flow of goods that support Russia’s military.

27 Sep 2024 - 9:58AMvideocam

US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns arrives to attend the Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture on Sino-American Relations hosted by Amcham Shanghai, at a hotel in Shanghai in June. Photo: AP

Canada aims to match US on banning Chinese-made car software

The government is ‘absolutely’ looking such a measure, Finance Minister Freeland says, citing security concerns and Chinese overcapacity.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:04PMvideocam

China’s EV exporters, dealers squeezed at home and abroad as price war rages

Rounds of price cuts by China’s car dealers are being mirrored overseas, as manufacturers take losses to gain a foothold in global markets.

25 Sep 2024 - 5:09PMvideocam

Editorial | China’s hi-tech firms well equipped to deal with tariff threats

As the EU considers additional levies on Chinese EVs, country can take heart from progress made by Huawei despite crippling Western sanctions.

23 Sep 2024 - 5:00AM

Huawei sales staff demonstrate the Mate XT tri-fold smartphone in its Shenzhen store. Photo: Iris Deng

Exclusive | Malaysia must stay ‘open’ in EV push amid global trade tensions: minister

Trade chief Tengku Zafrul Aziz says Malaysia must navigate a balancing act to ensure its EV market is not overtaken by Chinese imports.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:05PM

US study finds China’s tech innovation ‘much stronger’ than understood

Performing best in nuclear power, EVs and batteries, mainland companies will ‘likely equal or surpass Western firms within a decade or so’.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:41PMvideocam

Germany lobbies fellow EU members to vote against tariffs on Chinese EVs

Efforts by Berlin come as China’s commerce minister is in Europe amid the trade dispute.

17 Sep 2024 - 5:21PMvideocam

Visitors at an electric vehicle expo in Frankfurt, Germany, look at a Zeekr automobile, manufactured by the Chinese company Geely. Photo: Xinhua

China’s low-priced EVs reign in Spain, make gains in Europe’s lanes

Beating competitors on price, China’s electric vehicles have made headway in Europe – but tariffs and trade scrutiny may slow their advance.

25 Sep 2024 - 6:22PMvideocam

Chinese electric vehicles have become a more common sight on European streets, as their competitive prices attracted consumers before the institution of new tariffs. Photo: AP

China calls on US to axe tariff increases on EVs, solar cells and semiconductors

Beijing says Washington’s decision to raise duties on Chinese hi-tech goods will undermine supply chains without helping American industry.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:07PM

China won’t budge as it resists EV tariffs from EU, state broadcaster says

A social media account associated with China’s pre-eminent state TV network has come out hard against the EU’s electric vehicle tariffs.

25 Sep 2024 - 6:22PMvideocam

US House votes to restrict tax credits for EVs with Chinese battery tech

White House opposes bill, saying it would ‘raise taxes on American consumers, punish American auto manufacturers [and] threaten good-paying auto jobs’.

27 Sep 2024 - 9:56AM

A CATL “Shenxing Plus” battery at a trade fair in Xiamen, Fujian province, on Tuesday. The US House has passed a bill to restrict tax credits for any EV using Chinese battery technology. Photo: Xinhua

EU proposes lower tariffs on Chinese-made EVs

The concession comes as Beijing is pushing for a deal with Brussels before the proposed duties come into force.

27 Sep 2024 - 9:53AMvideocam

EU member states will have to vote on the plan in the coming weeks. Source: Bloomberg

China’s EV makers must overcome trust gaps to charm global buyers, survey says

A consumer survey from Ernst & Young shows China’s electric vehicle makers should draw on their products’ cost advantages to make headway overseas.

25 Sep 2024 - 6:23PMvideocam

China’s BYD pauses Mexico factory plans until after US election

Mexico could be a key production site for BYD, along with plants it is building or already operating in Brazil, Hungary, Turkey and Thailand.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:10PM

China’s EV makers scramble for EU tariff deal, with price floor on the table

Chinese carmakers offering to set minimum prices and volume limits, but insiders say proposals are unlikely to convince Brussels.

27 Sep 2024 - 9:55AM

The EU has complained that cheap, exported Chinese vehicles threaten the future of the European car industry. Photo: AFP

Canada to impose 100% tariffs on China-made EVs, 25% levy on steel

‘We all know that China is not playing by the same rules,’ Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says of plan to shield domestic industries in alignment with US and EU.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:11PMvideocam

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EU, US should ‘catch up’ in electric vehicles to justify tariffs: Chinese envoy

With green energy high on agenda for China-Africa summit, Beijing’s ambassador to South Africa takes aim at ‘unreasonable’ EV duties.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:12PM

Why US right-wing Project 2025 could be bad news for China if Trump wins

Heritage Foundation road map for a Trump-led government has its sights set on Beijing as it answers, ‘How we can take on China’.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:17PMvideocam

China needs to be prepared for the worst in terms of the US presidential election, as worries circulate over the contents of a Republican-led policy blueprint. Photo: Shutterstock

Morocco ‘explodes’ as hotspot for Chinese investment in EVs and new energy

North African country’s free-trade agreements are luring Chinese companies that hope to avoid EU and US trade restrictions, analysts say.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:18PMvideocam

Morocco, home to the Tanger Med port on the Strait of Gibraltar, is already a major car manufacturing hub for European auto giants such as Renault. Photo: AFP

Tesla may end up the only victim as Canada mulls tariffs on Chinese-made EVs

Canada accused China of ‘anticompetitive practices’ as it announced it will launch a public consultation exploring potential tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. The only battery-powered car built in China and exported to Canada is Tesla’s Model Y.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:25PMvideocam

EU probe into Chinese EV subsidies stirs debate over ‘unfair’ treatment

An affiliate of China’s state broadcaster accused Brussels of breaking WTO rules, but critics say state support is distorting the market.

27 Sep 2024 - 10:10AMvideocam

China and EU agree to talks on planned electric vehicle tariffs

Brussels has proposed hefty duties on imports of Chinese-made EVs to combat what the bloc considers excessive subsidies.

27 Sep 2024 - 10:05AMvideocam

A vehicile is seen at a SAIC-GM-Wuling workshop in Liuzhou, China, in May. Photo: Xinhua

Chinese EV makers allege ‘snooping’, urge ‘most stringent’ measures against EU

Chinese and European firms at a meeting this week ‘all opposed’ European Union tariffs on China’s electric vehicles, according to a social media account linked to state broadcaster CCTV.

27 Sep 2024 - 10:08AMvideocam

After a seven-month investigation, the European Union announced last week that it would raise tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EV) by up to 38 per cent from July 4. Photo: VCG/Getty Images

Inside the EU’s China EV probe: ‘whole supply chain’ subsidy shock

Dozens of case handlers, 100-plus company visits, piecing together thousands of pages of evidence, tears new rift in an already fraught relationship.

27 Sep 2024 - 10:07AMvideocam

Trade rules on China EVs should be science-based: German environment official

Dirk Messner tells Beijing event that erosion of trust and move away from international order is threatening the world’s climate goals.

27 Sep 2024 - 10:10AMvideocam

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EVs: Geopolitics

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last updated:

4 October, 2024