Europe’s China Probe Exposes ‘Massive’ Competitiveness Problem

Europe’s investigation of cheap electric vehicles from China is appreciated, a little late and won’t be enough on its own to reverse the region’s fortunes, according to the president of Italy’s automotive industry association.

The car sector is in trouble in part because the European Union is trying to regulate its way to an all-electric future without appreciating the implications for industry, Roberto Vavassori, the head of the trade association known as Anfia and an executive director of braking supplier Brembo SpA, told Bloomberg News in an interview.

Here are highlights from the conversation, which have been edited for ...