Fear of retaliation: Germany’s concerns about punitive tariffs on electric cars from China
Fear of retaliation: Germany’s concerns about punitive tariffs on electric cars from China

Author(s): Sebastian Płóciennik
Subject(s): National Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies
Published by: OSW Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia
Keywords: European Union; Germany; China
Summary/Abstract: The European Union is nearing a decision on whether to impose restrictions on imports of electric cars from China. The German automotive industry is observing this scenario with apprehension as it expects both retaliation from the government in Beijing and a further erosion of its position on the Chinese market, which is crucial for its turnover and profits. Germany’s federal government has taken due consideration of the need to protect the EU’s competition rules and the development of e-mobility, but it also fears retaliation from China, and in particular, its spillover into other sectors of the economy.

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