European dealers weigh the benefits of buying Chinese EV equipment
16 August 2024
Like many construction equipment dealers and rental companies across Europe, Kemp Groep is dipping its toe in the market for Chinese-manufactured, battery-powered construction equipment. But at a time of strained international relations between Beijing and Brussels, and a shift to the right in domestic politics, the decision to invest is becoming less clear cut. Lucy Barnard reports.
“The Chinese have the knowledge of electric vehicles,” says Wilco van Klaveren, a branch manager at Dutch equipment dealer Kemp Groep. “China already uses many electric vehicles and machines but in Europe we don’t get much of the electrification.”
Like many construction equipment dealers and rental companies across Europe, Kemp…
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