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Automotive industry: distraction by Chinese manufacturers to avoid tariffs

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-06/12/2024-4 minutes read

A change of strategy for Chinese carmakers on imports is causing a headache for the European Union, bringing more hybrids and fewer electrics for...

Oliver Zipse (BMW CEO): the EU should lift the sales ban on thermal cars and reduce its dependence on China

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-16/10/2024-2 minutes read

«Η ΕΕ πρέπει να ανακαλέσει την απαγόρευση πωλήσεων για τα θερμικά αυτοκίνητα και να μειώσει την εξάρτηση της από την...

Electrification: China considers countervailing duties to the EU on Chinese BEVs

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-08/10/2024-2 minutes read

European Union: voted in favour of tariffs on Chinese EVs - The reaction of Chinese manufacturers

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-08/10/2024-3 minutes read

Η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση ψήφισε υπέρ των δασμών στα κινέζικα EVs, με τους κινέζους κατασκευαστές να αντιδρούν, υποσχόμενοι πως οι τιμές...

European automotive industry: Reactions to EU tariffs on Chinese EVs

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-05/10/2024-4 minutes read

Reactions to EU tariffs on Chinese EVs are swirling around the European car industry as manufacturers, groups...

VW: Attempt to reduce electrification costs with plant closures and forced redundancies in Germany

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-03/09/2024-4 minutes read

European Union: 'defensive' taxation of imported Chinese electric cars

Panagiotis Karagiannis-28/08/2024-1 minutes read

The European Union is considering "defensive" taxation against imported Chinese electric cars in order to protect the European automotive industry, which...

Tavares: The car industry is in turmoil

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-29/07/2024-2 minutes read

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares is very concerned about the future of the western automotive industry, and at the beginning of the...

ACEA: Cautious about EU tariffs on Chinese manufacturers

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-14/06/2024-1 minutes read

Volkswagen: cost cuts, not tariffs, will protect Europe from Chinese EVs

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-24/05/2024-2 minutes read

Volkswagen Group has said that higher import duties on Chinese-made electric cars into the European Union will offer...

Turkey: Advanced talks with Chinese BYD and Chery for construction of EV factories

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-18/05/2024-2 minutes read

Η Τουρκία βρίσκεται σε προχωρημένες διαπραγματεύσεις με τις κινεζικές αυτοκινητοβιομηχανίες BYD και Chery για επενδύσεις σε εργοστάσια στη χώρα, ένα...

EU investigation into unfair Chinese competition in BEVs underway

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-06/12/2023-1 minutes read

The global EV battery supply chain is concerned about the graphite restrictions imposed by China

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-31/10/2023-4 minutes read

Η κίνηση του Πεκίνου να περιορίσει τις εξαγωγές γραφίτη θα έχει δυσανάλογο αντίκτυπο στους ξένους κατασκευαστές εξαρτημάτων μπαταριών ηλεκτρικών οχημάτων,...