Spot lithium prices in the world's top producer of the battery metal were effectively down close to 80% year-on-year

A mass market EV known as the 'Model 2' is tipped to be one of the first Teslas that will go on sale in coming years; meanwhile the carmaker won a court base in China over a supposed brake failure

The US automaker still plans to start making low-cost lithium-iron batteries by 2026 based on technology licensed from China’s CATL

The electric battery industry is hugely reliant on raw materials, or completed batteries, sourced from China and other Asian nations

Stellantis and CATL have a preliminary agreement on producing lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for the automaker's EVs in Europe

Foxtron Vehicle Technologies' stock slumped 9% at the opening with bosses admitting they don’t expect to turn a profit for at least three years

The South Korean manufacturer, along with its parent Hyundai, said they weren’t seeing a slowdown in demand

The automaker set up its first digital showroom in 2018 and an upgrade was unveiled at the recent Los Angeles Auto Show

A unit of Beijing-based automaker BAIC has proposed to make two versions of Xiaomi's first-ever electric vehicle — the SU7 and the SU7 Max

The automaker said it expects the car to touch an electronically limited top speed of 260.7 kmph but did not reveal an estimate on the range offered

All other members back US push for economies to boost opportunities for disadvantaged groups and incorporate clean energy and carbon-emission reduction goals in their trade policies

China seems poised to the end the year on a high too, with the final two months of the year seen as seasonally high for vehicle sales