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EU faces ‘China shock’ as EV imports drive Beijing’s record surplus with bloc

EVs, [which have seen a 50% surge in March](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/20/electric-car-ev-sales-mainland-europe-petrol-prices-iran-war) in the wake of the Iran war. Merics, which crunched the numbers along with Chinese trade site Soapbox, said China’s economy

Fears of new China shock as EU industry’s reliance on imports grows

EVs [electric vehicles] but that is not where the problem is. It is the sheer volume of components being imported from China. If anything, Europe is getting more dependent on China.” As China components