BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s SAIC Motor, hit with the highest additional electric vehicle tariffs imposed by the European Union at 35.3%, has refuted reports about separate negotiations with the EU on the matter, the local government-backed Shanghai Observer reported on Thursday.
The reports “seriously deviate from the facts” and are purely rumours, the report said, citing a company statement.
The state-owned automaker said on Wednesday that it intends to file a lawsuit countering the EU’s ruling on imported Chinese EVs.
Earlier in October, China warned the bloc against separate EV price negotiations.
(Reporting by Beijing newsroom; editing by Jason Neely)
