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German automakers fear a trade war with a key trading partner. The first vote, set for 15 July 2024, is not binding. …

The partnership with Stellantis will “allow us to take the lead and go faster than some other Chinese automakers,” CEO Zhu Jiangming said. …

Tesla was due to receive a 20.8% additional tariff but is said to have appealed the figure. …

The Audi Q8 E-tron is the sole model built at the plant, which built about 50,000 vehicles a year and employs about 3,000 people. …

First-half deliveries of full-electric cars were up 22% at BMW, but fell 25% at Mercedes and were flat at Audi. …

Mercedes-Benz's forecast that 50% of sales would be either full-electric or plug-in hybrid by 2025 is looking increasingly unlikely. …

The prospect of European tariffs cut 20-30 percentage points off China's growth in exports of electric and plug-in hybrid cars in recent months, an official at a leading Chinese auto industry body said on Monday, 8 July 2024. …

BYD is set to add Turkey to the growing number of countries where it is opening plants including Hungary, Thailand and Brazil. …

A document lays out the European Commission's case for tariffs on EVs built in China, with a top rate of about 48%. …

SAIC is demanding a hearing with the EU after receiving the highest tariff increase of 36.7%. …