Musk met Li Qiang in 2019 when he was party secretary in Shanghai. Sources say Tesla is grappling with issues such as delays to its plans to double production capacity at its factory in that city.

The automaker has already eclipsed Tesla in China EV sales and now looks set to overtake the country’s best-selling car brand, Volkswagen, too

The Chinese electric vehicle maker is pushing to make battery swapping a viable alternative to rivals' rapid-charging technology

The batteries will have greater energy density and perform better than lithium-ion phosphate batteries, the company's chairman said

The country’s sole EV maker is gearing up to expand into the United States, where it hopes its two electric SUV models will compete with legacy American brands

“When you’re driving, when it’s a hard key, it’s easy to sense and feel it,” said Sang Yup Lee, Hyundai's head of design

China's best-selling electric vehicle brand did not give a reason for throttling back on production and it was not clear how long it would last

The new rules, set to come into force in July, have been described as “one of the most stringent emission standards around the world"

China's securities regulator has questioned why the battery maker needs so much capital after it raised $6.56 billion in a domestic share placement last year

Xi Jinping’s comment that he was “both pleased and concerned” about CATL’s EV battery market dominance has prompted industry executives to brace for government scrutiny

Nissan Motor Co's new electric crossover has been hampered by problems at its high-tech ‘intelligent factory’

While overall auto sales dropped in January-February, sales of new energy vehicles were up by more than 60%, according to industry data