China’s Chery Delays Plan to Build EVs in Spain on EU Tariffs
- Omoda E5 output pushed back by a year to October 2025
- Beijing, Brussels remain in talks on final shape of new duties
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Chery Automobile Co. has pushed back a goal to bring electric-vehicle production to Europe by a year, after the European Union imposed provisional tariffs on EV imports from China.
The Chinese carmaker is now targeting output of its flagship Omoda 5 EV in Spain from October 2025, according to people familiar with the matter. Chery is assessing how the tariffs will affect its plan to bring in partially built cars for final assembly, the people said.