The agreement is an early compromise by Brussels on tariffs which have been strongly opposed by carmakers, particularly German firms who themselves export to China.
The Cupra Tavascan, like BMW's China-made electric Mini, was not part of Brussels' sample analysis in the run-up to the tariff announcement, which means they were initially automatically subjected to the highest tariff level of 37.6%.
Volkswagen declined to comment.
A journalist for MLex reported that the U.S. EV maker was given a hefty reduction of its rate at 9%, which would be the lowest tariff imposed on any carmaker.
(This story has been refiled to read 'subsidiary' instead of 'brand' in paragraph 1)
