<p>Berlin: The European Commission will postpone its decision on Chinese electric vehicle tariffs until after the European Parliament election on June 9, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The provisional tariffs, which were expected to be announced by June 5, would be a sticker shock representing billions of dollars in new costs for Chinese electric car makers.</p>.<p>The delay aims to keep the issue out of the election campaign phase, German magazine Spiegel, which first reported the news, said. The European Parliament election is on June 6-9.</p>.<p>The source told Reuters that the new deadline was June 10, the day after election results are released, although they believed the change was related to a last minute technical issue with the document.</p>.<p>The European Commission did not immediately respond to a request for comment made after European working hours.</p>.<p>The investigation, officially launched on Oct. 4, can last up to 13 months. The Commission can impose provisional anti-subsidy duties nine months after the start of the probe.</p>.<p>The Commission has warned three Chinese electric vehicle makers that they have not supplied sufficient information for the anti-subsidy investigation, two people familiar with the case told Reuters earlier this month.</p>
<p>Berlin: The European Commission will postpone its decision on Chinese electric vehicle tariffs until after the European Parliament election on June 9, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The provisional tariffs, which were expected to be announced by June 5, would be a sticker shock representing billions of dollars in new costs for Chinese electric car makers.</p>.<p>The delay aims to keep the issue out of the election campaign phase, German magazine Spiegel, which first reported the news, said. The European Parliament election is on June 6-9.</p>.<p>The source told Reuters that the new deadline was June 10, the day after election results are released, although they believed the change was related to a last minute technical issue with the document.</p>.<p>The European Commission did not immediately respond to a request for comment made after European working hours.</p>.<p>The investigation, officially launched on Oct. 4, can last up to 13 months. The Commission can impose provisional anti-subsidy duties nine months after the start of the probe.</p>.<p>The Commission has warned three Chinese electric vehicle makers that they have not supplied sufficient information for the anti-subsidy investigation, two people familiar with the case told Reuters earlier this month.</p>