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发信人: peartree (peartree), 信区: USANews
标 题: BMW to shift some SUV production to china
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Jul 10 22:13:29 2018, 美东)
BMW said Monday that it would move production for some of its SUVs out of
the U.S. as a result of new tariffs placed on the vehicles, according to The
Post and Courier in South Carolina.
The German-based automobile manufacturer signed an agreement with its
Chinese partner, Brilliance Automotive Group Holdings, to increase the
number of vehicles produced in the country, according to the Charleston
newspaper, with the total reaching 520,000 by 2019.
“Our agreement sets a long-term framework for our future in China — a
future involving continued investment, further growth and a clear commitment
to the development and production of electric vehicles,” said BMW CEO
Harald Krueger said.
The company also said that it will raise prices for U.S.-produced SUVs sold
in China because it is "not in a position to completely absorb the tariff
increases” after China slapped a 40 percent tariff on U.S. car imports,
according to the newspaper. The action was in response to tariffs on Chinese
goods imposed by President Trump.
BMW is the largest U.S. auto exporter and employs 10,000 people at a plant
in Spartanburg, S.C. The brand’s X3, X4, X5 and X6 SUV models and their
variants are produced there.
Trump hit China last week with steep tariffs on about $34 billion worth of
products.
China responded with retaliatory tariffs on American imports, including SUVs
, soybeans and seafood.
Beijing accused Trump of launching “the biggest trade war in economic
history” and of using tariffs as “typical trade bullying.” | a********r
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