ALUMINIUM VEHICLE WHEELS FROM CHINA TO BE HIT BY STEEP ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES

BY KEITH NUTHALL THE ASSOCIATION of European Wheel Manufacturers (EUWA) has welcomed the decision of the European Commission to propose a stiff anti-dumping duty on Chinese-made aluminum wheels imported into the European Union (EU). However, carmakers, represented by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) are unhappy. Communications director Sigrid de Vries claimed the recession had depressed wheel prices rather than the dumping of cheap Chinese wheels on European markets. She said: "This is no convincing case. The European Commission has ...


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