German executives oppose EU tariffs on Chinese EVs

STORY: German executives oppose EU tariffs on Chinese EVs SHOOTING DATE: June 14, 2024 DATELINE: June 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: Berlin CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (German): HILDEGARD MUELLER, President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WALTER DORING, Chairman of the Academy of German Hidden Champions 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MICHAEL BORCHMANN, Former head of the European and International Affairs Department of the federal German state of Hesse 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MICHAEL SCHUMANN, Chairman of the Board of the German Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade STORYLINE: German executives oppose the European Commission's plan to impose additional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), calling for free and fair competition. The provisional duties envisaged by the Commission on the imports of EVs from China would range from 17.4 percent to 38.1 percent. SOUNDBITE 1 (German): HILDEG