{"id":121676,"date":"2023-11-22T10:39:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T10:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/?p=121676"},"modified":"2023-11-22T10:39:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T10:39:34","slug":"win-for-brexit-britain-as-france-in-shock-u-turn-on-electric-vehicle-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/world-news\/win-for-brexit-britain-as-france-in-shock-u-turn-on-electric-vehicle-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Win for Brexit Britain as France in shock U-turn on electric vehicle tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The UK has scored a Brexit win after France U-turned on electric vehicle tariffs.<\/p>\n

France has signalled that it wants to delay tariffs on the sale of electric vehicles between the UK and EU which were due to come into effect in January.<\/p>\n

This marks a significant turnaround for France over a month after it was reported that they were refusing to delay post-Brexit tariffs.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the Financial Times, French trade minister Olivier Brecht said they wanted to resolve the issue.<\/p>\n

He added that they were \u201copen to ideas\u201d relating to postponing the introduction of the tariffs and that they hope to find a solution within the next few weeks.<\/p>\n

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Mr Brecht added: \u201cThe UK is the number one market for European production with a growing demand for EVs and many opportunities for our companies.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo of course we will be attentive to the solutions that can be presented by the European Commission to solve this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Under the post-Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement, 10 per cent tariffs will be imposed on electric cars shipped across the channel if a substantial part of their batteries are made outside of Europe.<\/p>\n

At the moment, both the UK and European automotive bodies say Europe does not have the capacity to meet the rules of origin threshold.<\/p>\n

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As the situation threatens to boil over, the European Commission is considering changes to the trade rules.<\/p>\n

In a statement reacting to the news, the director-general of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association Sigrid de Vries said: \u201cA three-year extension to the current rules of original is indispensable to protecting the competitiveness of Europe\u2019s electric vehicle manufacturing.\u201d<\/p>\n

France\u2019s u-turn comes just over a month after they said they were against postponement of the tariffs.<\/p>\n

Motor Finance reported that Renault\u2019s CEO Luca de Meo had called for France to act immediately.<\/p>\n