Despite weak overall demand, China was able to strengthen its position as a major exporter of electric vehicles to Germany, as “Handelsblatt”, reports.
The number of net electric cars imported from China decreased by 15.7 percent in the January-April period, making 31,500 cars. But it has reportedly grown Chinas portion of the Germans E-Auto:- It imports during the same period and currently makes up 40.9 percent. These numbers prove it Federal Statistical Office out. This means that Chinese electric car makers have been less affected by weak demand than their European rivals, and are likely to have Tesla .
In 2023, the share of Chinese electric cars was only 29 percent
In 2023, Germany introduced a total of 447,200 electric vehicles. According to Handelsblatt, 29.0% came from China, that is, 129688 cars. In 2020, China’s share of electric cars sold in Germany was less than eight percent.
The EU is threatening to impose tariffs of up to 38.1 percent on Chinese electric cars
to die european The Commission accuses the Chinese government to use illegal subsidies to strengthen the industry of internal electronic cars. This allows Chinese producers like BYD, Geely and NIO, offered their cars significantly cheaper than European manufacturers. That’s why the EU is threatened to 38.1 percent Import fee on Chinese-made electric cars. Before the drastic measure comes into force, the EU wants to enter into negotiations with China. If no agreement is reached, the EU will impose import duties on the cars concerned.
Some German manufacturers resist this. The head of Mercedes-Benz, Ola Kellenius, recently said that the possible import tax will also affect German electric car imports. Like Mercedes-Benz BMW: The import of electric cars produced in China to the European market.
It remains unclear whether the EU will impose its threatened punitive tariffs from July. The US government under President Joe Biden recently took a more drastic step. It raised the customs duty of Chinese electric cars from 25 to 100%. This doubles the list of electric car electricians.
BYD 2023 the world’s largest manufacturer of electric cars
according to the data of all-electronics.de: was the Chinese manufacturer in 2023 BYD: It ranks first in the world by the number of sold electric cars. The group sold 2,876,748 cars. It follows behind Tesla. The group sold 1,808,642 electric vehicles. BMW took the third place in the world with 500,050 cars.
Big car companies like Ford and Toyota are far behind. Ford had 160,567 vehicles, Toyota only 155,105 electric vehicles.