Germany is attempting to stop or at least reduce the EU import tariffs set to be applied for Chinese electric vehicles.
Officials in the German government are said to be optimistic that the EU can flesh out a solution with China, reports from Bloomberg revealed.
Should a workaround fail to materialise, German carmakers could be exposed to any retaliatory actions by China, with more than a third of their sales coming from the Asian country in 2023.
BMW will be one company hoping a solution is found as its all-electric Mini, which is made in China, could face tariffs of 38.1%, according to reports.
Should BMW be hit with these tariffs it could be terminal for the model's sale prospects.
The joint venture between BMW and China's Great Wall Motor to produce the EV Mini failed to provide a substantial amount of information to the EU for its investigation, therefore meaning the car faces the highest of the tariffs introduced.