EU countries vote to impose duties on imports of electric vehicles from China

Visitors look at the China-made BYD ATTO 3 at the IAA motor show in Munich, Germany, in September 2023 (Matthias Schrader/AP)

European Union countries have voted to impose duties on imports of electric vehicles from China, as talks continued between Brussels and Beijing to find an amicable solution to their trade dispute before an end-of-October deadline.

Electric vehicles have become a major flashpoint in a broader trade dispute over the influence of Chinese government subsidies on European markets – which has forced the undercutting of EU industry prices – and Beijing’s burgeoning exports of green technology to the bloc.