China looking for EV export markets as US and EU look at restrictions

Regional market sales shares were expected to be 60% in China, 22% in Western Europe, 11% in the US, and 6% in other regions.

With China’s subsidies gradually phasing out, the increasing market penetration of NEVs in the country and growing demand for EVs overseas, Chinese EV manufacturers are looking to expand internationally, particularly in Southeast Asia, where they are projected to hold a 67.5% market share in 2023.

TrendForce forecasts that China will export about 4.8 million automobiles in 2023, with NEVs making up approximately 25% of these exports.

The rising export volumes are exercising have caught governments worldwide as they try to balance the protection of local companies , maintaining competitiveness, and managing consumer costs.

For example, the US imposes a 25% tariff on vehicle imports from China,  states that  EVs and their batteries be assembled in North America and says that critical minerals in the batteries must originate from countries that have signed free trade agreements with the US to qualify for subsidies totalling US$7,500. As such, the Chinese supply chain is excluded.

The EU has initiated an anti-subsidy investigation against Chinese-made EVs, and France’s new subsidy regime for EVs requires compliance with carbon emission standards during manufacturing, effectively excluding many EVs imported from China