贸易紧张局势升级，中国威胁对欧盟汽车征收报复性关税

中国汽车企业要求对欧洲汽车征收 25% 税款

据中国国家媒体报道，如果欧盟（EU）继续威胁对中国电动汽车（EV）征收关税，中国汽车公司呼吁中国政府对欧盟竞争对手征收高达 25% 的进口税。这一要求是 据报道 made during a closed-door meeting organized by China’s Ministry of Commerce, which was attended by representatives from both Chinese and European car firms.

The proposed measures would target EU cars with large petrol-driven engines. Last week, the EU threatened Chinese EV makers with tariffs of up to 38% starting from July 4th. The meeting in Beijing was attended by four Chinese and six European car companies, including Volkswagen, which confirmed its presence but declined to comment on the discussions.

欧盟和美国关税引发中国报复

The EU’s governing European Commission (EC) announced last week that it had “provisionally concluded” that Chinese EV manufacturers will face tariffs “should discussions with Chinese authorities not lead to an effective solution.” Cooperating firms will face an average 21% duty, while non-cooperating ones could face a 38.1% tariff. These charges would be in addition to the current 10% tariff on all electric cars produced in China.

The EU’s intervention follows the US’s bold move last month, raising its tariff on Chinese electric cars from 25% to 100%. The Chinese government has denounced these decisions as protectionism and has begun taking retaliatory measures, including launching investigations into imports of European pork products and chemicals from the EU and US.

对豪华车市场的影响

According to Bill Russo from advisory firm Automobility, the proposed 25% tariffs would target “luxury or ultra luxury” vehicles, meaning “an additional tax is not likely to make much of a difference on volumes.”

EVXL’s Take

中国、欧盟和美国之间不断升级的贸易紧张局势对全球汽车行业，尤其是快速增长的电动汽车行业产生了重大影响。作为市场的主要参与者，中国汽车企业担心欧盟关税对其竞争力的潜在影响是可以理解的。

然而，必须指出的是，报复性措施，如拟议对欧洲汽车征收的 25% 税，可能不会对豪华车细分市场的销量产生实质性影响。然而，这些针锋相对的行动可能会进一步恶化国际贸易关系，并阻碍更具可持续性的电动交通未来的发展。

随着全球继续向电动汽车转型，政府和行业领导者必须找到共同点，共同努力促进这一变革领域的创新、经济性和可及性。只有通过合作和公开对话，我们才有希望为所有人创造一个更清洁、更绿色的未来。