The European Union wants a level playing field with China on car tariffs and is negotiating with Beijing on mechanisms such as price commitments or investments in Europe as a solution, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday.

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China urged the European Union not to conduct price negotiations with individual electric vehicle manufacturers, as eight rounds of negotiations in Brussels failed to result in an agreement over planned tariffs by the bloc.

China urged the European Union on Saturday not to conduct separate negotiations over the price of China-made electric vehicles sold in the EU, warning that this would "shake the foundations" of bilateral tariff negotiations.

China warns EU against separate EV pricing talks, urges resumption of negotiations, and threatens retaliation if EU imposes high tariffs on Chinese EVs amid ongoing trade tensions.

China is investigating whether to raise tariffs on European large-engine vehicles and will start collecting levies on brandy, escalating a trade spat after the European Union decided to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

The latest negotiations over European Union tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles ended in Brussels with "major differences" remaining, Beijing's commerce ministry said Saturday.

European Union officials are bracing for an onslaught of retaliatory trade actions after a team of Chinese officials tasked with resolving an EV tariff row were hauled back to Beijing over the weekend.

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Beijing has been pushing against the EU's tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars, but both sides are at an impasse following the latest talks in Brussels. The EU's Charles Michel said there was still hope for a deal.