Inside China a state subsidy is the norm, but outside of China the position is very different. The level of involvement by the central government feels a lot like a subsidy, one that undercuts local manufacturers. The problem is especially acute when it comes to electric car production.
Many of China’s car companies are looking more and more to export markets to absorb some of their production. But for some countries, the electric car onslaught coming from China is seen as a threat to local companies and their workers. The EV revolution was never intended to displace domestic industries and workers but that seems to be happening.
In response, France and Turkey recently announced restrictions on electric car imports designed to stem the tide of Chinese EVs flooding their ports. In France, the new rules heavily favor cars manufactured domestically or elsewhere in the EU at the expense of Chinese made cars.
The Turkish government has imposed harsh new rules on foreign companies who want to sell electric cars in Turkey. By the end of 2023, companies importing EVs were required to have at least 140 authorized service stations spread evenly across the country and open a call center for each brand.
Source: CleanTechnica: Read The Article
PSR Analysis: While countries cannot directly ban the sale of imported cars (under World Trade Organization rules) they do have some options to slow the rapid rate of imports and France and Turkey have done so. PSR
Guy Youngs, is Forecast & Adoption Lead at Power Systems Research