German Auto Lobby Says Tariffs on China EVs Would Threaten Jobs
- Retaliatory penalties pose threat to Europe’s EV goals: VDA
- German chancellor set to meet China’s president next week
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Germany’s auto industry association signaled it opposes any European Union tariffs on electric-vehicle imports from China, saying they would risk a trade war and threaten German jobs.
With German Chancellor Olaf Scholz due in China on Sunday for talks with leaders including President Xi Jinping, the warning is a sign of the pressures in the relationship between the two economic powers.