Chinese automakers collectively sued the EU for spying on China's auto technology in the name of countervailing investigations. To be honest, why does this sound so familiar? Is this a boomerang? However, this also fully shows that our independent car brand has really stood up, and it sounds so happy!
What's going on, that is, some developed countries see that China's electric vehicle exports can't be stopped, not only selling well in China, but also exporting overseas, becoming a best-selling model. Like Southeast Asia, the Japanese used to dominate the market, and now domestic brands are like recovering lost ground, and the market share of electric vehicles has reached 80% in just a few years. This foreigner looks, good guy, the leeks we have worked hard to cultivate for decades have been cut off in one stubble, is this worth it? Hurry up and raise taxes, technology can't compare, and through the addition of tariffs, everyone can't afford to buy Chinese cars, isn't this the end? So in just a few days, the United States increased tariffs by 100%, Turkey by 40%, and the European Union from 17.4% to 38.1%.
How is this interval calculated? In addition to BYD, Geely, and SAIC, which are fixed tax rates, other brands that cooperate with the EU investigation will receive an additional 21%, and those who do not cooperate will be given an additional 38.1%. At first, everyone was quite cooperative, but as the communication between the two sides deepened, things took a turn for the worse. Obviously it is a countervailing investigation, why do we ask for top-secret information such as product formula, technical process, manufacturing cost, pricing method, sales channel, and customer list? And to what extent is the requirement detailed?
Take a company's battery as an example, ask the manufacturer to provide a copy of the use of each major raw material such as lithium ferrous phosphate, graphite, copper, aluminum, etc., in other words, how we make it, we have to tell them 1510 to ensure that they can also make it! However, I think the mentality of domestic car companies is still very good, MG as the brand that exports the most to Europe, and was given a 38.1% tariff, not only is it not in a hurry, but it also plays a stalk, MG EU carefully selects 38.1, good quality cars! I suggest that MG come up with a 381 model, exclusively for the European market!