The European Commission, which oversees trade policy in the 27-nation European Union, launched an investigation in October into whether fully-electric cars manufactured in China were receiving distortive subsidies and warranted extra tariffs.
"You could very quickly shoot yourself in the foot," BMW CEO Oliver Zipse told reporters after the German premium automaker reported quarterly results.
BMW imports Chinese-made Mini EVs and the iX3 into Europe. Like its German rivals Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz, BMW is heavily reliant on revenues from its Chinese business.
China is BMW's second-largest market after Europe, accounting for nearly 32% of sales in the first quarter. "We don't think that our industry needs protection," Zipse told analysts on Wednesday.
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