The short video app is facing a January 19 deadline for a ban in the US, unless its Chinese owner ByteDance divests its US operations

A brutal price war between automakers and millions of dollars worth of government subsidies fuelled a record boom in sales of EVs in China last year

This is the second time BYD has overtaken Tesla as the world’s biggest seller of electric vehicles in a quarter

Despite the sales bump, though, Tesla is still close to losing its top global EV-seller crown to Chinese rival BYD

Shenzhen-listed shares of the carmaker were up 5.74% at close of trade on Monday, while its Hong Kong-listed stock was up 3.53%

The Model Y crossover is the best-selling car in China among all power types, with January-June sales of 207,800 vehicles

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

Industry insiders say EU tariffs are unlikely to stop the expansion of Chinese EV exports, with carmakers likely to simply pass on higher costs to customers

Musk’s comments are an about-face from his warning in January that Chinese EV companies will 'demolish' their rivals without trade barriers

Tesla is reportedly looking to build an alternative supply chain and mitigate any risk of disruptions stemming from China's tensions with the US and Taiwan

Shanghai has compiled a list of data that it seems "ordinary” for three sectors - intelligent and connected vehicles, mutual funds and biomedicine

Before a full FSD rollout, Tesla still needs Chinese approval to collect and transfer data that Tesla's cars need to train its driver-assistance features