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European Union slashes planned tariff on China-made Teslas


Cars are parked at a Tesla dealership. The car manufacturer Tesla presents its business figures for the past quarter after a decline in deliveries.

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The European Union on Tuesday said a planned tariff on Tesla vehicles being imported from China would be cut to 9% from 20.8%.

In June, the EU said it would slap higher tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports, which it found benefit “heavily from unfair subsidies” and pose a “threat of economic injury” to EV producers in Europe.

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