Paris Motor Show opens during a brewing EV trade war between the EU and China
Auto manufacturers competing to persuade drivers to go electric are rolling out cheaper, more tech-rich models at the Paris Motor Show
By JOHN LEICESTER
Published - Oct 14, 2024, 09:34 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 06:22 PM EST
PARIS (AP) — Auto manufacturers competing to persuade drivers to go electric are rolling out cheaper, more tech-rich models at the Paris Motor Show, targeting everyone from luxury clients to students yet to receive their driving licenses.
The biennial show has long been a major industry showcase, tracing its history to 1898.
Chinese manufacturers are attending in force, despite European Union threats to punitively tax imports of their electric vehicles in a brewing trade war with Beijing. Long-established European manufacturers are fighting back with new efforts to win consumers who have balked at high-priced EVs.
Here's a look at the show's opening day on Monday.
