Chinese EV makers are being shut out of the US, so they're targeting Mexico and Brazil instead

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : "If I were in the shoes of a European carmaker, I would be pushing the EU to impose tariffs because the price [of Chinese EVs] is too low, and they can't compete at this level of technology," Giacomo Carelli, CEO of Italian vehicle finance and insurance provider CA Auto Bank, said at the Financial Times' Future of the Car conference in May.
42% : The EU is currently investigating Chinese subsidies for EV companies and could impose its own tariffs if it finds China's electric vehicles are being sold at artificially low prices.
18% : Established automakers in Europe are bracing for a bumpy road regardless of whether the EU follows President Joe Biden in cracking down on Chinese EVs -- but some remain bullish about their chances.

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