# China EU cut hybrid car exports

> China and EU agree to slash Chinese hybrid car exports by over half.
- Title: China EU cut hybrid car exports · The Japan Times | Shortify
- Summary: China and EU agree to slash Chinese hybrid car exports by over half. China and EU reached a deal to reduce Chinese hybrid car exports to the EU by more than…
- Keywords: china, hybrid cars, trade deal, export reduction, beijing, news, politics, world, cut, hybrid, car, exports
- Source: The Japan Times — https://japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/10/economy/china-eu-hybrid-exports
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- Published: 2026-10-09T23:55:00+00:00
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- Topics: china, eu, hybrid cars, trade deal, export reduction, beijing, news, politics, world
## China EU strike deal
China and the European Union reached a deal to halve Chinese hybrid car exports to the bloc.

> The "shared understanding" would "moderate" China’s export of hybrids and plug-in hybrids to the EU
## Export reduction target
The agreement aims to cut imports of several million cars over four years.

> would cut the imports of several million cars over four years
## EU trade commissioner
Maros Sefcovic, EU trade commissioner, announced the deal after Beijing talks.

> Maros Sefcovic, the EU trade commissioner, speaks to journalists during a news conference in Beijing on Friday
## Market reaction
European carmakers' shares rose after the deal was announced.

> Shares of European carmakers, which have slid steadily over the past two years due to U.S. tariffs and soaring Chinese exports, broadly gained on the news
## Key takeaway

China and EU reached a deal to reduce Chinese hybrid car exports to the EU by more than half over four years.