Etiqueta: Tariffs
China launches modest tariffs after Trump imposes sweeping new levies

China’s new measures include a 15 percent levy on U.S. coal and liquefied natural gas along with 10 percent for crude oil, farm equipment and a small number of trucks as well as big-engine sedans shipped to China from the U.S.
The US-China trade truce doesn’t solve the Fed’s headache

Tariffs are still high enough to raise US inflation and unemployment, which will put its central bank between a rock and a hard place. What can the Fed do? It probably won’t get much clarity on inflation, growth and trade policy until September.
Hungary Becomes Key Hub in East-West Tech Cooperation with BYD Deal

Hungary will manufacture the next generation of electric vehicles, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced after signing a strategic agreement with Chinese carmaker BYD, marking a milestone in Chinese–Hungarian industrial cooperation.
BYD moves European HQ to Hungary, sets up €250mn business and...

Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD will relocate its European headquarters from the Netherlands to Hungary as part of a newly signed strategic ...
Geely appoints Zeekr head as new group CEO in shakeup

[HONG KONG] Billionaire Li Shufu is shaking up his sprawling Geely auto empire, lining up a new chief executive weeks after a shock move to take its US-listed premium electric car brand Zeekr private.
Chery said to delay plan to build EVs in Spain on...

Chery is assessing how the EU's tariffs on Chinese EV imports will affect its plan to bring in partially built cars for final assembly in Spain.
Shanghai auto show opens, with Trump tariffs, safety at center stage

More than 70 Chinese and international auto brands will show off more than 100 new or refreshed models this week. But more serious concerns underlie the event this year.
China carmakers to double overseas capacity to beat tariffs, report says

Chinese carmakers have built and commissioned production plants across nine countries, with an annual production capacity of 1.2 million vehicles as of 2023. That is set to more than double to 2.7 million units in over a dozen countries by 2026.
Key Taiwan auto suppliers brace for U.S. tariff tiff amid China...

Tariffs and trade will be top of mind when Taiwan’s auto suppliers gather at the 360° Mobility Mega Show in Taipei, as a host of industry lynchpins, including semiconductor and electronics players as well as heavyweights such as Foxconn show off their latest tech.
Global auto companies assess odds stacked against them by US …

The latest US tariffs on vehicle imports and the anticipated tariffs on parts next month could reshape international trade and transport for the automotive sector.