China Calls on EU to End Probe on Chinese EV tariffs

An NIO EL6 car model is presented at the NIO House, the showroom of the Chinese premium smart electric vehicle manufacture NIO Inc. in Berlin, Germany August 17, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

China urged the European Union Commision to end its probe on Chinese electric vehicle tariffs, calling it "unreasonable" and not in line with international rules, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday, Reuters reported.

The Commission, which oversees trade policy in the 27-nation European Union, launched an investigation in October into whether battery electric vehicles manufactured in China were receiving distortive subsidies and warranted extra tariffs.

But the Commission will postpone its decision on tariffs until after the European Parliament election on June 9.