Turkish Interior Minister Fatih Kacir said on Friday that his government has entered “advanced negotiations” with Chinese electric vehicle giants BYD and Chery to establish factories in Turkey. Kacir touted such factories as a means for the Chinese companies to increase sales in Europe.
Kacir sweetened the pot by saying that if Chinese firms build EV plants in Turkey, they will gain “privileged opportunities for battery investments, as well.”Bloomberg noted that BYD is building an EV factory in Hungary and has expressed a desire to establish another one somewhere in Europe.
Hungary has looked like China’s most likely beachhead to pierce tariff walls and keep its cars flowing into Europe, much as China will probably use Mexico to evade U.S. import restrictions. Turkey has some advantages as an alternative, including Turkey’sThe construction site of the China Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. electric vehicle battery plant in Debrecen, Hungary, on August 16, 2023.
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