European countries scramble to attract Chinese electric car investments

On top of transferring production of Volvo’s EX30 and EX90 models to Belgium, the carmaker may also move assembly of some Volvo models bound for the UK.
European governments may be wary of budget Chinese electric vehicles flooding their markets but they are also fiercely competing for a share of the manufacturing investment and jobs the new competitors bring.
While the EU investigates China's auto subsidies and considers tariffs on imports, national governments across the bloc are dangling their own incentives to attract Chinese automakers looking to build European factories.