September 27, 2025

Chinese and European electric vehicle (EV) makers and experts have called for global cooperation and expressed opposition to trade protectionism at the ongoing 2025 World New Energy Vehicle Congress (WNEVC).

Chinese and European automakers are currently engaging in a deeper level of cooperation in both markets through investment and research and development (R&D), despite the imposition of tariffs on Chinese new- energy vehicle (NEV) imports by the European Commission.

Wan Gang, president of the China Association for Science and Technology and president of the WNEVC, said in a speech that the automotive industry has always been globally open and competitive and that competition is the norm in the automotive world.

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