Yesterday, China and Germany signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Cross-Border Data Flow Cooperation, another step to mitigate regulatory obstacles on data transfer, which plays an critical role in the auto industry.

Starting in July, Türkiye will extend the 40% additional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles to other kinds of vehicles, despite the fact that China has questioned the WTO-consistency of the tariff hike on various occasions.

At today's press conference, the spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) offered comments on the new additions to the Unreliable Entity List, a new anti-dumping investigation on U.S. and EU plastics, and potential tariffs on gasoline-powered cars.

As Chinese electric vehicles now face mounting tariffs in the United States and potential tariffs in the European Union, a Chinese auto expert has suggested that China raise its own tariffs on large engine cars to achieve green development goals.

A Senate Finance Committee Majority Staff investigation found that certain automakers had imported cars and parts linked to Chinese forced labor.

At a Senate budget hearing last week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo discussed how to negotiate with the Chinese government on trade, tariff evasion through Chinese production in third countries, and data gathered by Chinese connected vehicles.

Last week, a U.S. Senator called for additional tariffs on Chinese automobiles, and members of Congress introduced legislation that would impose tariffs on Chinese drones.