[UPDATE] Chinese EV Shares Jump Following EU’s New Import Tariffs
By Trisha Andrada
Jun 13, 2024 02:43 AM EDT
Jun 13, 2024 02:43 AM EDT
The stock prices of most Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers jumped on Thursday morning, June 13, after the European Union announced additional tariffs of up to 38%.
As the market opened in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index (HSI) soared 1.23%, driven mostly by increases in EV companies.
In a report by CNBC, morning trading saw an 8% increase for EV manufacturer BYD, the HSI's biggest gainer. Nio and Li Auto, two competitors, had a 1.75% and 2.67% increase in share price, respectively, while Geely was up about 4%.
However, state-backed SAIC fell by almost 2%.
Vincent Sun, an equity analyst at Morningstar, noted that the EU's levies on Chinese EVs were modest compared to the 100% tariffs imposed by the United States.
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EU announced that large Chinese EV companies operating in Europe will face additional taxes effective July.
An additional 17.4% tariff will be levied on BYD, while Geely will get an additional 20% charge. The highest of the three new charges will be paid by SAIC, at 38.1%. This is in addition to the already-imposed normal tariff of 10% on imported EVs.
Samples from all three manufacturers were taken as part of the current EU investigation, as reported by Reuters in January.
Additional taxes of 21% would be imposed on other Chinese EV enterprises that participated in the probe but were not sampled, while additional levies of 38.1% would be imposed on those firms that refused to comply, according to the commission.
The EU inquiry last October prompted the extra taxes. In a statement, the commission provisionally found that Chinese EV producers profit from improper subsidization, which threatens the EU's EV sector economic harm.
The commission said that the penalties would be implemented on July 4 if talks with Chinese officials fail. They said final measures will be put in place within four months after temporary taxes are imposed.
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