EU EV Sales Hit 30% in France as Chinese Media Attacks Tariff-Driven Protectionism
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Updated · People's Daily · Jul 9
EU EV Sales Hit 30% in France as Chinese Media Attacks Tariff-Driven Protectionism
1 articles · Updated · People's Daily · Jul 9
Summary
French EVs reached 30% of car sales in June, up 94% from a year earlier, as People's Daily Online argued EU policymakers are ignoring consumer demand by framing Chinese EVs as an industrial threat.
EU-wide demand has also accelerated: fully electric cars topped one in five new registrations in April, then nearly one in four sales in May, with 212,387 EVs registered that month, up 34% year on year.
The commentary says elevated oil prices and high household costs are making competitively priced EVs more attractive, while tariffs and other barriers would raise prices, narrow choice and slow the bloc's green transition.
It argues Europe should favor cross-border cooperation over trade walls, citing Stellantis and Dongfeng's May plan for a European joint venture with possible production in France as a more constructive model.