China rejects EU request for voluntary hybrid car export curbs, FT reports

China rejects EU request for voluntary hybrid car export curbs, FT reports

Reuters — 2026-10-07

Automotive Industry

China has rejected a European ​Union request for ‌voluntary curbs on hybrid car exports as ​the two ​sides enter the last ⁠stretch of negotiations ​to avoid a ​trade conflict, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

The ​European Commission ​now hopes to get Beijing ‌to ⁠accept a unilateral EU measure to cap hybrid imports ​instead, ​the ⁠newspaper added, citing two diplomats ​briefed on ​the ⁠plan.