Chinese EV makers ramp up European production amid subsidy row

BYD, SAIC and others tout job-creating projects as EU tightens scrutiny

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An influx of Chinese electric vehicles into the European market has raised the alarm among EU officials. © Reuters

SHUNSUKE TABETA and TAKASHI TSUJI, Nikkei staff writers

BEIJING/BRUSSELS -- A number of Chinese automakers are announcing plans to start manufacturing in Europe, emphasizing job creation in hopes of reassuring authorities increasingly worried about the influx of cheap Chinese EVs into the market.

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