The European Union’s tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles remain a topic of discussion, at a time when the Beijing government confirmed a visit from European Union leaders this week for a bilateral summit.
The China Chamber of Commerce for the European Union (EU) has argued that Chinese automakers should have fair and impartial access to the EU market.
The comments were made following meetings between a working group from the automotive sector of that organization and EU trade authorities in Brussels last week.
China and the EU are in a trade “war” over the tariffs imposed by Brussels on electric vehicles manufactured in China. Both sides are now trying to replace the tariffs with minimum prices, but no progress has been made so far.
“The sector is closely monitoring the progress of the negotiations on the ‘minimum price commitment’ and is awaiting positive results,” said the China Chamber of Commerce for the EU in a statement.
The working group, which includes representatives from six Chinese companies, including NIO, XPeng, Xiaomi, EVE Energy, and Gotion High-Tech, participated in the meetings in Brussels and also expressed concern that global trade tensions could affect the stability of the EU market or provoke a shift in EU policy towards China.
