China’s made-in-Europe EVs pose new threat to region’s carmakers
China’s made-in-Europe EVs pose new threat to region’s carmakers
www.straitstimes.com China’s made-in-Europe EVs pose new threat to region’s carmakers
China’s EV manufacturers are teaming up with local industry so their cars are considered home-grown. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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The Spanish plant will assemble cars from kits that have been partially “knocked down”, according to Chery. Typically, such vehicles are made in cheaper locations, taken apart and then reassembled closer to where they are sold. The process, common in auto manufacturing, will allow Chery to avoid EU tariffs imposed on finished cars.
There's got to be a better way to deal with the issues that have lead to this arrangement.
Good. Fuck them.