China Welcomes EU Guidance on Minimum EV Prices After Tariff Dispute

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The European Union has issued a guidance document on minimum EV prices, which China has welcomed as a 'soft landing' on the EU tariffs on Chinese-made battery EVs. The EU tariffs, imposed in July 2024, were in response to unfair subsidizing by China. The move aims to address trade tensions between the two regions.

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The European Union issued on Monday a guidance document on a minimum pricing mechanism for Chinese electric vehicles in a move that China welcomed as a “soft landing” on the controversial EU tariffs on China-made battery EVs. At the end of 2024, the European Commission received enough support from the EU member states to impose tariffs ranging from 7.8% to 35.3% on imports of electric vehicles from China due to unfair subsidizing. The EU tariffs, in force since July 2024, have led to a reaction in China, which opened…

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Original article published by OilPrice.com on January 12, 2026.
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