China wants the EU to lift curbs on advanced chipmaking machines as envoys meet in Beijing over its 360bn-euro surplus with the bloc. Because those curbs were imposed at Washington's behest on security grounds, they are a hard concession for Brussels to offer.
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EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said China agreed to moderate hybrid and plug-in hybrid car exports to the EU, a cut that could top half. EU leaders still have the final say, so importers are planning around press remarks.
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EU trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic said a preliminary deal with China could cut Chinese electric and plug-in hybrid imports to the EU by up to 50%. Europe's side of the bargain has not been published, and leaders across the 27-nation bloc still have to approve the package.
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China and the EU reached an 'understanding' on hybrid vehicle trade at talks in Beijing but did not disclose its terms. Exporters and European suppliers now have a WTO-consistent label to plan around, and no cap or price floor they can put in a forecast.
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Maroš Šefčovič heads to China seeking a one-sector pilot deal, expected to cover cars, to curb hybrid exports that boomed after the EU's 2024 EV tariffs. For European carmakers and suppliers, the talks test whether a sector-wide limit can hold where a tariff on one powertrain let exports move to another.
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