BERLIN, Oct 3 (Reuters) - IG Metall, the powerful German

labour union, and employee representatives of the nation's major

carmakers said in a statement on Thursday that Germany should

vote against the introduction of European Union tariffs on

Chinese electric vehicles.

"We say unequivocally: tariffs are the wrong approach

because they will not improve the competitiveness of the

European automotive industry," they said in a joint statement.