Shares of Chinese EV makers mostly surged on Thursday morning after the EU slapped higher tariffs of up to 38% on Chinese EVs a day earlier.
Joseph Webster, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Global Energy Center, said the EU"seems to be warning" SAIC to build manufacturing operations within Europe.On Wednesday, the EU said it would impose extra tariffs on Chinese EV players with a large footprint in Europe.be subject to additional tariffs of 17.4%, Geely will get an extra 20% duty. SAIC will have to pay additional duties of 38.1% – the highest among the three.
The additional duties come after the EU launched a probe in October. The duties are currently provisional, but will be introduced from July 4 in the event that discussions with Chinese authorities do not result in a resolution, the commission said in a statement. Definitive measures will be placed within four months of the imposition of provisional duties, the bloc said.