Electric Vehicles
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WTO Trade In Goods Council April Meeting Deals with EV Subsidies, Semiconductor Measures, Other China Trade Issues
At the April 3 and 4, 2023 meeting of the WTO Council for Trade in Goods, for which the minutes have now been circulated, a number of issues were raised by China in relation to other Members (including the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act and semiconductor subsidies/export controls), and
U.S. House CCP Select Committee Members Push U.S. Automakers away from China
Last week, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party met with the CEOs of Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. and leading automotive suppliers in Detroit, Michigan, with a goal of figuring "how Congress can help
Reports Suggest EU Considering AD/CVDs on Chinese EVs; Tai Non-Committal
A report from Politico today indicated that some actors within the EU were pushing for an anti-dumping/countervailing case against imports of Chinese electric vehicles.
A Run-down of Elon Musk's China Trip
Tesla CEO Elon Musk just finished a high-profile trip to China amidst fraught U.S.-China relations. Here is a run-down of the people he met and the issues he discussed over his three-day visit.
Tesla Carries Out Recall in China over Safety Risks
Last week, China's market regulator published a notice stating that Tesla had filed a plan to recall over 1 million vehicles sold in China between 2019 and 2023.
China Raises U.S. EV/Semiconductor Subsidies at WTO Meeting
At the November 2022 meeting of the WTO's Council for Trade in Goods, for which the minutes were recently circulated, several issues related to trade with China were raised for the first time (including U.S. subsidies on clean energy and semiconductors), and various other previously raised issues
BYD to Build Battery Factory in Chile
Chinese electric car giant BYD is investing US$290 million to build a lithium cathode factory in Chile, after securing raw materials at a discount from local suppliers.