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China Threatens the EU with Higher Import Duties on Luxury Cars
Starting a trade war with the world’s largest car market is not a very wise decision for any country that has a strong auto industry, much less for the European Union, which is home to some of the most important carmakers in the world. However, this is really on the verge of happening, as the EU has imposed duties on Chinese solar panels, infuriating the government of the world’s most populous country, which retaliated by launching an anti-dumping investigation into imported European wine.
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Real Steel: U.s. Slaps Duties On Steel Wheels Imported From China
It seems that the U.S. administration has finally decided to respond to similar measures taken by China, such as imposing extra duties on U.S. made cars. Another episode of the trade war between the United States and China aired yesterday after the U.S....
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China To Withdraw Support For Foreign Investments In The Auto Industry In 2012
The new year will bring some significant changes for carmakers that had plans to invest in China as the world's most populous country will stop encouraging foreign investment in the auto industry putting an end to seven years of benefits that included...
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China Slaps New Duties On U.s.-made Cars Because It’s Damaging Its Domestic Industry!
Another chapter in the tense relationship between the world’s two biggest economies, those of the United States and China, has opened today with the announcement by Chinese authorities of new duties on U.S.-made cars that are imported into the...
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Peugeot To Premiere China Market 508 Sedan And New Suv Concept At Shanghai Auto Show
As China’s auto market continues to grow in numbers and significance, carmakers from both sides of the Atlantic and beyond are flocking to the world’s most populous country to reap the benefits. For its part, French automaker Peugeot plans...
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China ‘outwits’ The Wto By Raising Taxes On Large Displacement Engines
For a while now, the US, Canada and the European Union have been fighting China over Beijing’s unfair tax treatment for imported foreign car parts. According to the Chinese law, imported new cars are subject to a 25% tariff while foreign parts...
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