Are we ignoring how China’s top EU exports are made up by MG (a British brand) and Volvo (a Swedish brand)? How Mercedez-Benz partnered with BYD to release the hybrid GLC? How Stellantis partnered with Leapmotor?
Chinese carmakers are already sharing technology with Europe. All this tariff serves to do is push them to sell hybrids, which are excluded from the tariff.