China-EU EV tariff spat: Beijing asks carmakers to halt Europe expansion

Beijing is telling manufacturers to put on hold active searches for production sites in the region and signing of new deals, and generally keep a low profile while negotiations over EU tariffs on Chinese EVs are ongoing, the people said, declining to be identified because the talks are private. State-owned Dongfeng Motor Group has already halted plans to potentially manufacture cars in Italy in response to the warnings, the people said.