An anti-dumping investigation plea against Chinese imports by European aluminum wheel manufacturers runs counter to World Trade Organization rules and the country was preparing to fight the claims, a source from the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said.

The European Wheel Association (EWA), which represents six aluminum wheel manufacturers in the continent, filed a petition with European Member States (EMS) in June claiming that Chinese aluminum wheel manufacturers were dumping their products in the European market, and that this was harming the local industry.

"The EWA move is against WTO rules. Its petition to the EMS did not mention the names of the six European manufacturers; that is not allowed," the MOFCOM source said.