China's surge in exports of manufactured goods to countries all over the world is stirring a rise in trade restrictions and tariffs that is expected to intensify in coming years

Modi government agrees to Tesla push, says carmakers that invest $500m and set up a car plant within 3 years can import up to 8,000 EVs a year at 15% tax rate, down from 70-100%

At least five Chinese carmakers are building factories or already producing electric vehicles in other countries around the world, despite friction with local automakers and the threat of tariffs and other reactions

Long-running batteries with 'full life circle' costs will be key for the operating costs of Nio's thousands of battery swapping and charging stations

China, which is the dominant market for electric vehicles, saw sales drop 12% in February, amid a wider cooling worldwide in recent months

Southeast Asia has emerged as one of the hottest EV markets and could boost Tesla at a time when demand is slowing in its two biggest markets: China and the US

Nissan’s Chinese sales dropped by 16% last year while Honda’s were down about 10% in the world’s biggest auto market

In a Weibo post, the Chinese tech giant said it has 59 stores in 29 cities that will take orders for its new EV, to be launched on March 28

The slowdown has fuelled intensifying competition in China's EV market, led by a fresh round of deep cuts by Tesla-beating carmaker BYD

The European Commission said increasing imports from China risked injuring the region's carmakers at a magnitude "that would be difficult to repair”

China wheeled out its economic heavyweights on Wednesday to reassure citizens and investors about its economic strategies for the year ahead. They gave far more detail on Beijing's plans.

Both firms have seen their market shares squeezed by local rivals such as smartphone-maker Huawei and electric vehicle giant BYD, while a larger economic slowdown shadows China