Plug-in hybrid car imports doubled in the first half of 2025, with just over half from China. For lower-volume speciality products, from laminated lumber to nuclear reactor parts, increases were up to tenfold.The Commission said an import surveillance task force launched in April had found "potentially harmful increases of imports" from China in 10 categories including textiles, timber, chemicals, metals, machinery and transport equipment.Germany in particular has urged caution as its weakened economy relie ...