12 Jun 2024
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After months of deliberation, the EU will impose new tariffs on imports of Chinese electric vehicles (EVs).
The details (European Commission):
BYD vehicles will be subject to additional 17.4% tariffs.
Geely vehicles will be subject to additional 20% tariffs.
SAIC vehicles will be subjec...
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On Monday, a US federal appellate court heard oral arguments in the TikTok divest-or-ban case. ICYMI: Back in April, Congress passed a law mandating a divestment of TikTok’s US business by Chinese parent ByteDance, or face a ban. TikTok sued in an attempt… Read More »
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