HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 days ago‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevancewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square69linkfedilinkarrow-up1204arrow-down110cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareBuffaloxlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoI was not aware of the 10% base duty for all cars into EU. But the rates you state are general for a brand, but do not account for per model negotiations: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/eu-tariffs-imports-china-made-evs-2026-02-11/ Carmakers can now negotiate tariff exemptions for individual electric models imported from China. Cupra Tavascan has achieved a 0% duty, and Tesla is 7.8%. I suspect several of the more popular Chinese models, have negotiated lower rates too.
I was not aware of the 10% base duty for all cars into EU.
But the rates you state are general for a brand, but do not account for per model negotiations:
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/eu-tariffs-imports-china-made-evs-2026-02-11/
Cupra Tavascan has achieved a 0% duty, and Tesla is 7.8%.
I suspect several of the more popular Chinese models, have negotiated lower rates too.