[HIGHLIGHTS] The electric car and the Chinese challenge, contacts with BYD - Industry and Analysis

The Chinese giant BYD overtook Tesla in electric car sales last year. Its first European car and battery plant will be set up in Hungary.

The European Commission's investigation into Chinese electric vehicles could lead to an increase in tariffs on their imports. "We have some contacts with the Italian government to discuss this," says Michael Shu, chief executive of BYD Europe. "The government must create the conditions to encourage the development of electric and non-electric car production in Italy," says Gian Primo Quagliano, president of the Centro Studi Promotor.