The planned tariffs, if approved by the EU's 27 members, will potentially raise prices for consumers at a time when the region's EV sales have plunged 44%

Washington and Brussels are set to disregard repeated ‘warnings’ and appeals from Beijing to reverse course on their planned steep tariff hikes on China-made electric vehicles

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said China was 'not playing by the same rules' as the rest of the world. He is also considering similar levies on imports of chips and solar cells

American firms producing electric vehicles to electric utility equipment largely want higher China tariffs to be reduced, delayed or abandoned altogether

The European Commission said it conducted an investigation, including sending a team to Tesla facilities in China, to verify what subsidies the firm had received

China is the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases and has set ambitious targets to cut down its emissions, including hitting peak carbon levels by 2030

The plan comes as no surprise considering US officials, such as Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, have said Chinese tech presents national security risks

BYD vehicles' affordability, lower costs of maintenance and 'superior battery performance' make them the right fit for its platform, Uber said

Early this year, the carmaker announced plans to set up a factory in US-neighbouring Mexico, a move that alarmed American automakers

Singapore emerged as one of the main markets of focus for BYD in the region, with the carmaker launching an aggressive marketing campaign in the city-state

Trump’s vow to end the Biden government's 'EV mandate' raises risks for Korean and Japanese car and battery makers who have ploughed billions of dollars into investments in the US

13 BYD dealerships will open in Vietnam on Saturday and the carmaker hopes to boost that to about 100 by 2026, but a decision on a local plant is yet to be made