Electric Vehicles

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WTO

WTO Meeting Discusses CVDs, Chinese Subsidy Concerns, U.S. IRA, CHIPS Act

At the October 27 meeting of the WTO's Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, for which the minutes were recently circulated, there were criticisms by China of other Members' countervailing duty practices (including the recent EU action on electric vehicles), and criticisms by other Member of China&

EU Trade Commissioner Comments on China EV Competition, Anti-Subsidy Case

At a CSIS event yesterday, Executive Vice President and EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis provided some details on the status of the EU anti-subsidy investigation on Chinese electric vehicles, as well as on discussions with the U.S. on these issues.

Concerns Raised in EU, U.S. on Chinese Electric Vehicles

On both sides of the Atlantic, concerns have been expressed recently about the threat of Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) in relation to security and economic competition.

New U.S. Tax Credit Rules for Electric Vehicles Likely To Limit Chinese Intermediate Imports

Last Friday, the Biden administration proposed new rules that offer guidance on how tax credits for the sale of electric vehicles will apply when the batteries and the materials that power them are made in China and other "foreign entities of concern."
WTO

WTO Committee Meeting Addresses Chinese Concerns on CBAM, Solar Panels, EV Tariff Issues

At the WTO Committee on Market Access meeting held on April 26-27, 2023, China raised issues related to the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Indian restrictions on solar panels, and Türkiye's (formerly known as Turkey) discriminatory tariffs on electric vehicles.

MOFCOM: EU Subsidy Probe of EVs "Non-Transparent", "Unfair", and "WTO-Inconsistent"

A spokesperson from China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) criticized EU practices in the countervailing investigation on electric vehicles (EVs) from China. The spokesperson also talked about the status of Micron in China and China's outbound investment over the first ten months.

Key U.S. Senator Presses Biden Administration on EV Tax Credits To Prevent Benefits for Chinese Companies

Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), a key architect of the Inflation Reduction Act's provisions on tax credits for electric vehicle purchases, has expressed concern to the Biden administration that Chinese companies may try to benefit from the law.
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