A Chinese EV maker was slapped with a 36% tariff. The company said the EU wanted too much information.

• SAIC Motors faces a 36.3% tariff from the EU for non-cooperation and unfair subsidization.
• The EU accused SAIC of not providing relevant documents, leading to a higher tariff than peers.
• The tariffs are part of ongoing EU-China trade tensions over national security and overproduction.

A Chinese electric vehicle maker faces an especially harsh tariff compared with its peers.

The European Union said state-owned SAIC Motors, the Chinese partner of General Motors and Volkswagen, failed to cooperate with EU authorities and did not provide them necessary documentation.