Two-year stopgap move to power Chevy’s most affordable electric car until its venture with LG unit can increase U.S. production.

Despite the heavy 80% duties on Chinese batteries, the largest American automaker, General Motors (GM), will continue to import and use them in its vehicles.

U.S. automaker General Motors (GM) intends to import batteries from China in spite of steep tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on imports from the country, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

General Motors Co. plans to purchase electric-vehicle batteries from China to power its upcoming entry-level EV until it can procure US-made batteries through its partnership with South Korea’s LG Energy Solution.

General Motors (NYSE:GM) will reportedly import batteries from Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) for the next two years despite steep tariffs imposed by Washington on imports from China, The Wall Street Journal reported.