China’s EV and battery makers tussle over paying resumed lithium-ion tax: sources

China’s electric vehicle (EV) makers and battery manufacturers are locked in negotiations over which party should pay a resumed consumption tax, according to industry sources, a conflict that underlines carmakers’ struggles amid weak home market demand. Beijing is ending an 11-year exemption on a 4 per cent consumption tax on lithium-ion batteries and related products. It returned to 2 per cent on September 1 and will be fully restored one year later. The country’s battery makers planned to pass...