Currently reading: Mercedes: cut Chinese EV tariffs to inspire better European cars

CEO Ola Källenius hits out against protectionism, claiming that an open market will spur European firms to improve

Import tariffs on cars from China should be lowered, not raised, to push European car makers to produce better products, believes Mercedes-Benz.

CEO Ola Källenius said an open market for Chinese cars should be the end goal – a view that contrasts plans by EU lawmakers to increase fees (and thereby forcing price rises) for heavily Chinese government-subsidised EVs.

“Don’t raise tariffs.

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