HAMBURG, Germany -- Germany on Friday voted against planned import duties on China-made electric vehicles, Nikkei Asia has learned, in a move that deepens the rift between Europe's largest economy and the European Commission.
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The European Union voted to impose import tariffs on China-made electric vehicles but left room for further negotiation. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP)
HAMBURG, Germany -- Germany on Friday voted against planned import duties on China-made electric vehicles, Nikkei Asia has learned, in a move that deepens the rift between Europe's largest economy and the European Commission.