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The mood among Chinese EV makers has been improved by signs that the UK will stick to the current 10% tariff

Chinese car makers importing to the UK are seeing signs that the country is not planning to follow the European Union's increase in tariffs on China-built electric vehicles.

“What I heard is that the UK will not follow the European Union,” Victor Zhang, managing director of Chery in the UK, told Autocar at last weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. "I think that would be a wise decision."

Chery is partnered with JLR in China and has opened 60 dealerships in the UK in advance of sales of two brands starting later this year. 

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