News / China boosts new-energy vehicle exports, sending them in boxes as tariffs loom

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Concern that the EU may soon impose tariffs on Chinese vehicle imports has apparently spurred the country to export more new-energy vehicles (NEVs) to Europe, in containers.

The move to use boxes is because there are not enough car-carrier vessels to meet demand.

Japan Maritime Centre recently released statistics showing that in Q1 24, container volumes shipped from China to Europe was up 11% year on year, to more than 3,000,000, and a factor driving the ...