{"id":247474,"date":"2023-12-05T20:49:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T20:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=247474"},"modified":"2023-12-05T20:49:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T20:49:25","slug":"europe-and-uk-agree-to-delay-rules-of-origin-electric-car-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/europe-and-uk-agree-to-delay-rules-of-origin-electric-car-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe and UK agree to delay \u2018rules of origin\u2019 electric car tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

A three-year postponement allows the European auto industry time to challenge China\u2019s dominance of the EV battery market<\/h2>\n


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The European Commission appears to have heeded car industry pleas on both sides of the channel, and calls from the UK Government. It will announce a proposal to step back from the imposition of tariffs on imported electric car batteries that could have increased prices for EVs both here and in the European Union.<\/p>\n

Reports suggest that a proposal to delay the new trading arrangement on so-called Rules of Origin will be announced by the Commission vice president tomorrow. The measure will be voted on by 27 member states next week, in time for car makers to avoid punishing tariffs for imported car batteries or battery materials that could have pushed prices up by 10 per cent for consumers from January next year. Had an agreement not been reached, tariffs would have been imposed as a result of local content rules for EV batteries that the car industry can\u2019t yet meet being enforced from January 2024.<\/p>\n