US Treasury Secretary says China’s excess industrial capacity is a threat to companies on both sides of Atlantic, plus industries in emerging market nations. She also wants G7 action on frozen Russian assets

A US Senate report said the German auto giant continued to import Mini Coopers with the banned parts until at least April

Despite the groundbreaking development, the International Energy Agency warned on China’s dominance of car battery supply chains

China's bans three companies linked to arms sold to Taiwan, a day after its Commerce ministry announces an anti-dumping probe into 'thermoplastics' imported from the US, Europe and Japan

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

In a shift by Tesla chief Elon Musk, data from China could be processed in the country to develop its full-self-driving system, sources said

Labour shortages at Toyota's plant in Tijuana, Mexico, have halted production several times and raised questions on whether other carmakers may face the same problems

Analysts say tariffs target sectors where the economic impact will be limited and where Chinese companies' dominance appears unassailable

US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Chinese connected cars could collect 'a lot of data around US persons that goes right back to Beijing'

Analysts say they foresee a shift to factories in Mexico, Vietnam or other parts of Southeast Asia, by Chinese carmakers and other firms in a bid to avoid US tariffs; Beijing accuses US of 'bullying'

New measures will affect $18 billion in Chinese imports such as steel and aluminium, 'legacy' chips, batteries, critical minerals, solar cells, cranes and syringes

The planned tariffs might be a good pre-election move for Biden, but their impact on Chinese industries is likely to be limited