"But in the meantime, it's clear that we have to redouble our efforts to make sure that our car industry remains very competitive. We've been always very proud that the best, safest, cleanest cars being manufactured in Europe," Šefčovič also said.
The share of China-made electric cars sold in Europe has risen to 8% this year. European officials have argued this could reach 15% by 2025.
In addition, European officials have noted that prices of EVs made in China are about 20% below those made in the EU.
There is a growing focus from the EU on the state of the EV market ahead of a .
"We work a lot with battery sectors, with the car manufacturers and I am now organizing different sets of industrial roundtables [where] I want to discuss even closer with the European car industry what they need, where we can help, so we can really roll out more EVs models and be strong, not only on European, but on the global markets as well," Šefčovič said.
The EU already has a 10% duty on all imported cars. The United States, however, has a higher duty of 27.5%.
