“Taxes as a kind of economic war, financial war, is no solution,” said Fritz Hofmann, a German labour union rep for Open (Stellantis).

“Before bashing the Chinese, we also need French manufacturers to step up to the plate and lower their profit margins. They need to come back and manufacture more in France,” explained Jean-Rodolphe Colliaux.

“The automakers themselves are very hesitant about these tariffs because they also produce outside Europe. At Renault, the Dacia Spring is made in China. So the problem is not China and its workers,” said Christian Morel, a trade union representative from Renault.

It’s always how to steal the value of labour for capitalists. Not how to run sustainable business.