# China-EU deal puts new curbs on $7.5 billion hybrid-car boom

https://mins.news/en/item/95967

- Reuters, 2026-10-12 07:05 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/chinas-75-billion-eu-hybrid-boom-faces-new-curbs-under-china-eu-deal-2026-10-12/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6acc869f6824fb0001dcdad5

> China and the European Union have agreed to curb Chinese hybrid-vehicle exports to the bloc. The move is another blow to Chinese EV makers, which had increased shipments of hybrids exempt from EU tariffs on China-made EVs as domestic sales growth slowed.

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