Industry officials highlighted the production and pricing advantages that make Chinese EVs appealing globally.

Will the complaint escalate a trade war between the EU and the US? Or will it create a bigger incentive to negotiate?

Any agreement reached with Chinese producers on minimum prices for electric vehicles would need to be as effective and enforceable as the EU tariffs that were imposed last week, the likely future European Union trade chief said on Monday.

Europe enacts its own tariffs against Chinese EVs after a year-long anti-subsidy probe, but the EV landscape is far more complicated compared to the US.

Beijing's formal complaint raises the risk of greater tit-for-tat confrontation. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China sees better interests in avoiding an escalation of its tariff dispute with European Union over electric vehicles, industry watchers say.

The country's Commerce Minister recently urged French officials to encourage the EU to negotiate a fair solution