An annual quota of 350,000 hybrid vehicles from China was agreed, reducing those exports by around 45%.

Omissions

• The 'around 45%' reduction is only found in the Commission's own speech/press material (same-session source, not independent evidence); no independent source located corroborates the baseline import volume against which the 45% cut is calculated.
• Press reporting describes the measure as an EU plan/decision confirmed by the European Commission, with restrictions potentially taking effect in December 2026; whether China formally consented to the quota ('we agreed') is not independently established.
• The quota concerns hybrid electric vehicles only; battery-electric vehicles from China remain subject to the EU's countervailing duties agreed in 2024, context not mentioned in the claim.
• No primary statistical source (Eurostat/Comext) was found publishing the 350,000 figure or the 45% reduction; verification rests on multiple independent secondary reports of the Commission's announcement.

Sources

• SecondaryThe Guardian"The EU is to limit the number of hybrid electric vehicles imported from China to 350,000 cars a year, the European Commission has confirmed."
• SecondaryThe Wall Street Journal"The European Union will cap hybrid-vehicle imports from China at 350,000 units annually, according to a senior EU official."
• SecondarySeeking Alpha (via TradingView)"The European Union plans to limit imports of Chinese hybrid vehicles to 350,000 annually, with restrictions potentially taking effect Dec."
• SecondaryEU Perspectives"EU asks China to cap hybrid car exports at 15% of the market, or face tariffs, as Brussels tries to head off a trade war."