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The European Union and China agreed to cap Chinese-made hybrid car imports at 350,000 annually from 2027, more than halving expected shipments and easing trade tensions.

The Wall Street Journal
Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on Chinese hybrid cars, Porsche, European airlines and more in the latest Market Talks covering the auto and transport sector.

Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk
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El Pais
The EU will import a maximum of 350,000 Chinese hybrid cars per year

The agreement reached between Brussels and Beijing is expected to reduce by more than half the number of these vehicles arriving from the Asian giant.

The EU will import a maximum of 350,000 Chinese hybrid cars per year
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Handelsblatt
Auto Show: New models, new players: Chinese automakers push more strongly into the European market

There are more Chinese brands than ever at the Paris Motor Show. Their share of the EU market is rising rapidly. Whether the hybrid compromise will help Europeans remains unclear.

Auto Show: New models, new players: Chinese automakers push more strongly into the European market
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Neue Zürcher Zeitung
The EU limits Chinese car imports; consumers could face higher prices

China and the EU have agreed on import restrictions for hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars. On Monday the details of the agreement were revealed. Free trade suffers another setback.

The EU limits Chinese car imports; consumers could face higher prices
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Der Standard
Up to 350,000 hybrid cars from China: Beijing and Brussels avert the trade war for now

A deal has been reached: The EU limits imports of cheap cars; China will not retaliate. However, there are doubts whether the calm can last.

Up to 350,000 hybrid cars from China: Beijing and Brussels avert the trade war for now
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New York Times
Europeans Have a Love-Hate Relationship With Chinese Cars

Consumers across the continent increasingly want to buy low-cost Chinese vehicles. Policymakers are seeking to slow them down.

Europeans Have a Love-Hate Relationship With Chinese Cars
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Süddeutsche Zeitung
Auto Industry: Retreat to Europe

In China there is little left for European automakers to gain. Now they want to at least protect their home market. But aren't they already too late?

Auto Industry: Retreat to Europe
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Süddeutsche Zeitung
Auto Industry: Retreat to Europe

In China there is little left for European automakers to gain. Now they want to at least protect their home market. But aren't they already too late?

Auto Industry: Retreat to Europe
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Dennik N
Chart of the Day: Exports of hybrids and electric cars from Slovakia are rising sharply

Cars remain the engine of Slovakia's exports, but its structure is changing significantly. Exports of hybrids and electric cars are rising sharply, and imports of batteries are increasing as well. The transformation of the automotive industry is already visible in foreign trade. While in 2020 petrol-powered cars accounted for almost half of the export value, today they make up just over a quarter, according to the Chart of the Day from the Statistical Office data. …

Chart of the Day: Exports of hybrids and electric cars from Slovakia are rising sharply
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Financial Times
Franco-German deal on EU car policy is ‘imminent’, says Macron

Agreement would push back Europe’s phaseout of combustion engines and boost car production on the continent to combat Chinese competition

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El Mundo
Europe slows the flood of Chinese hybrid cars: the key points of the trade pact with Beijing

Brussels will cap imports of Chinese-made hybrid cars at 350,000 units per year, less than half of the 800,000 vehicles forecast for this year.

Europe slows the flood of Chinese hybrid cars: the key points of the trade pact with Beijing
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Die Presse
EU-China agreement to halve the influx of Chinese hybrid cars

From 2027, instead of around 800,000, only about 350,000 Chinese hybrid cars may be imported into the EU.

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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Einigung mit Peking: Die Einfuhr von Hybridautos aus China wird auf 350.000 begrenzt

Gerade war der EU-Handelskommissar in Peking und hat eine wichtige Übereinkunft erzielt. Nun wird konkret, was daraus folgen soll.

Einigung mit Peking: Die Einfuhr von Hybridautos aus China wird auf 350.000 begrenzt
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Einigung mit Peking: Die Einfuhr von Hybridautos aus China wird auf 350.000 begrenzt

Gerade war der EU-Handelskommissar in Peking und hat eine wichtige Übereinkunft erzielt. Nun wird konkret, was daraus folgen soll.

Einigung mit Peking: Die Einfuhr von Hybridautos aus China wird auf 350.000 begrenzt
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fbermingham.bsky.social
Interesting post-EU-China hybrid deal:

China to ​lower value-added tax export ‌rebate ​for EVs including hybrid to 9% from 13% ⁠from April 1 ‌2027

Beijing effectively reducing a financial incentive to export cars, dovetailing with EU concerns about flood of cheap Chinese EVs
October 12, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Die Zeit
Plug-in Hybrid: EU limits import of Chinese hybrid cars to 350,000 per year

The EU plans to cut imports of plug-in hybrid cars from China by more than half. The ceiling is set to rise by six percent each year.

Plug-in Hybrid: EU limits import of Chinese hybrid cars to 350,000 per year
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Süddeutsche Zeitung
Deliveries: VW sells fewer cars again

Growth in Europe and South America could not offset the slump in China. There are some bright spots in Europe’s EV business.

Deliveries: VW sells fewer cars again
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Süddeutsche Zeitung
Deliveries: VW sells fewer cars again

Growth in Europe and South America could not offset the slump in China. There are some bright spots in Europe’s EV business.

Deliveries: VW sells fewer cars again
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Die Presse
China may export only 350,000 hybrid cars to Europe

The current Chinese imports are to be cut in half. That is the clear goal in Brussels.

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Die Presse
China May Only Import 350,000 Hybrid Cars into Europe

The current Chinese imports are to be cut by half. That is the clear goal in Brussels.

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