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Volkswagen presses EU for Chinese EV tariffs, Handelsblatt reports

7/31/2026

The European Union is under significant pressure from Volkswagen to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, Handelsblatt reported. The demand puts an explicit trade question to Brussels.

The demand Volkswagen called on the EU to impose tariffs on electric vehicles sourced from China. Handelsblatt reported that demand and identified it as a source of significant pressure on the bloc's policymakers.

The report names no specific tariff level sought, no timeline, and no EU response. Where the pressure stands Volkswagen has taken a position: it wants the EU to act on Chinese EV imports.

The Handelsblatt report puts that pressure on record. Brussels has not, as of that report, indicated a direction.

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