News / Despite tariffs, EU will need Chinese electric vehicles to hit emissions target

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Forwarders believe tariffs on China will not halt the growth of its electric vehicle (EV) sales into the European Union, despite figures this week pointing to sales levelling out.

Following several years of major gains, Bloomberg has cited numbers from automotive researcher Dataforce that Chinese automakers held a 7.8% share of sales of new EVs in the EU in January, a sixth consecutive month within the 7.5-8.5% range.

The report noted that the plateauing has coincided ...