We urge Europe and China to push forward in a spirit of cooperation. The German government must play a key role in this process. It's also worth noting that the EU's decision was not unanimous, and Berlin's position has received support from other member states,
The German government's decision is praiseworthy. In such a critical matter, it has firmly defended the interests of Europe and the German automotive industry by decisively voting 'no,'
We need to continue negotiating with China to prevent the situation from worsening. Extending negotiations remains an option, and the VDA has made this recommendation to all relevant parties,
The European automakers would become complacent and lose long-term competitiveness due to the absence of intense competition,
The EU Commission should not trigger a trade war despite the vote in favour" of the tariffs
We will face all types of retaliation from China, that's for sure,
China will take all possible measures to firmly defend the interests of Chinese enterprises,
It's not a positive trend for the EU-China relations going forward and the question is whether China will try to retaliate against the EU to the point that it creates an escalation cycle,
For the first time, the Europeans are threatening China with market access denial,
While EU member states more or less agree that there is a security risk that undermines the bloc's competitiveness in the long run, there is still division over how aggressively the EU should push back against those risks,
The EU has a set of tools, such as the anti-subsidy investigations or inbound investment screening, to deal with economic threats from China and Beijing's campaign aims to complicate the EU's efforts to use those tools,
We must ensure unfair competition from China doesn't destroy our industries, because when China dumped heavily subsidized solar panels on our market, we reacted too late and now our industry is gone,
If this very narrow, very bureaucratic investigation [against Chinese EVs] received enough opposition from member states, there is a real risk that the rest of the [EU's] de-risking agenda may go down with it,
We have to protect the level playing field in all the different sectors of our industry.”
The decision is not constructive and may hinder EU-China economic and trade relations, ultimately harming European companies and consumer interests,
We say unequivocally: tariffs are the wrong approach because they will not improve the competitiveness of the European automotive industry,
This outcome is disappointing. Such trade protectionism undermines the principle of mutual benefit and the win-win results that have characterized China-EU economic and trade relations over the past decades,
We need to express our opposition to the EU's approach while also emphasizing our commitment to the broader framework of economic and trade cooperation between China and the EU,
We strongly encourage the EU to … delay the implementation of these tariffs, and prioritise resolving disputes and trade tensions through consultations and dialogue,
Today, the European Commission's proposal to impose definitive countervailing duties on imports of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China has obtained the necessary support from EU Member States for the adoption of tariffs,