FILE - A view of the Ultium Cell factory in Warren, Ohio, July 7, 2023. China says it has filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization over US subsidies for electric vehicles. BEIJING — China said Tuesday that it has filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization over what it says are discriminatory requirements for American subsidies for electric vehicles.
The Chinese Commerce Ministry said in a statement posted online that the U.S. formulated discriminatory subsidy policies for new energy vehicles in the name of responding to climate change. It said the U.S. move excluded Chinese products, distorted fair competition and disrupted the global supply chain for new energy vehicles.Under rules that took effect Jan. 1, only 13 of the more than 50 EVs on sale in the U.S. are eligible for the credits, down from about two dozen models that qualified in 2023.