Given the tariffs introduced by the EU on Chinese electric cars, experts expect a significant increase in their prices. The most affected is the company SAIC, which sells MG in Europe, but other Chinese brands will also be significantly affected by the duties.
But this increase in customs fees does not only apply to Chinese brands.
In fact, all electric cars made there are penalized, including those assembled by foreign manufacturers. Thus, in the list of affected models we also find quite a few European cars, one of the examples being the electric Dacia Spring.
From an interview which the boss of Dacia, Denis Le Vot, told mobile.bg's team during the motor show in Paris this year, it became clear that Dacia in particular has somewhere to compensate for the price increase due to the new duties and the final price of the new Dacia Spring will not change due to customs duties. However, the other European brands producing part of their models in China are silent for now.
It is known about the decision of Geely, who have already provided for this surcharge, especially for Volvo. Still assembled in China at the moment, the EX30 electric crossovers destined for Europe will go into production in Belgium as early as next year, 2025.
Apparently everyone saves themselves as best they can, but we took out the calculator and calculated what the increase would be if the companies transfer the new duties to consumers without compensating them. The prices of the models are the average for the EU and include the previous ten percent tax. We add the new duties and get the new price including VAT, as well as what the increase is in euros for each specific model.
