The White House said the probe could lead to restrictions being imposed on Chinese EVs due to concerns about "connected" car technology

Li Qiang said building 'small yards with high walls’ was not in the interests of China or the US

The US giant launched Project Titan as a wave of interest in self-driving vehicles swept through Silicon Valley

BMW plans to build a battery factory for electric vehicles in Rayong, on Thailand's eastern seaboard this year, to take advantage of Thai government incentives for local battery makers

US lawmakers want Musk to appear on Capitol Hill next week to explain the lack of satellite internet access for the US military in and around Taiwan

Auto industry lobbyists say firms like China’s BYD are benefiting from the North American free trade agreement at the expense of domestic carmakers

Another plant in Japan would expand TSMC’s capacity there to more than 100,000 12-inch wafers to supply tech firms and carmakers including Sony and Toyota

Beijing says it is willing to work with Brussels despite rising tensions over China’s state support for its car and green tech industries

BASF is getting out and VW may follow. China said in response it hopes businesses in Xinjiang "cherish" their opportunities and not believe "rumours" about forced labour

CEO He Xiaopeng said the carmaker would hire 4,000 new workers and invest $486m in AI, as China faces a year seen as the first of a “knockout round” for Chinese auto brands

Late last year a Russian firm imported car kits to assemble Citroёn C5 models at an old plant still owned by Stellantis; they came from China's Dongfeng Motor Group

Chinese carmaker is doing a study on building a factory in Mexico, which would export cheap EVs to the US; other plants are also opening or planned in Thailand, Hungary and Brazil