Topic: EU-China trade tensions

BusinessOct 5, 2026

EU trade chief heads to Beijing to press China on electric vehicle exports

Maroš Šefčovič wants voluntary limits on Chinese hybrid and electric car exports after Brussels imposed tariffs in 2024. He has warned that thousands of EU jobs are at stake if the trade gap does not come down.

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BusinessSep 18, 2026

EU tells China to cut hybrid car exports to 15% of its market or face new tariffs

Chinese hybrid sales in Europe rose thirteenfold in under two years and now account for more than a third of the market. EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič is expected in Beijing in October, when both sides had set a deadline for substantial results.

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