JLR encourages further talks in plea to avoid EU-China tariff war

JLR has called for “continued dialogue between the European Union and China” after the UK carmaker was dragged into the tariff war with the threat of increased duties on its EU-built Land Rover Defender sold in China.

Chinese officials said this week the government was investigating raising tariffs on large combustion-engined cars imported from the EU.

The potential retaliation, sparked by the EU’s vote to apply ‘anti-dumping’ tariffs to Chinese-built EVs, would affect JLR’s second biggest-selling vehicle in China, the Land Rover Defender, as well as the Land Rover Discovery.