Officials said the increase in March showed rising demand for electric vehicles, but experts said suppliers were just catching up on unfulfilled orders after Covid disruptions last year

The sale is part of a series of similar moves by Berkshire, which started selling its BYD shares in late August last year

The lawsuit, lodged at a California court, came after a report that Tesla employees shared videos and images recorded by customers' car cameras between 2019 and 2022

April could see a good recovery in sales growth thanks to a low base in the corresponding period last year when China imposed strict Covid-19 lockdowns

Southeast Asia's biggest country is hoping electric vehicle makers want nickel for battery supply chains and that they can benefit from US tax credits

Tesla will build a second factory in Shanghai to make its Megapack battery storage units, aiming to initially produce 10,000 a year, for sale around the world

The world’s biggest-selling automaker hopes to catch up with its rivals with a host of new electric vehicles by 2026

Customer images from Tesla's self-driving software are assessed by data labellers, who identify objects and 'teach' the AI system in its EVs how to respond, but sometimes the images are revealing

China is reportedly considering an export ban on "rare-earth magnet technology" in retaliation for the US restricting exports of advanced computer chips

Volkswagen executive Stefan Mecha said the firm is committed to investing $16.26 billion in the world’s biggest auto market by 2024

Musk met Li Qiang in 2019 when he was party secretary in Shanghai. Sources say Tesla is grappling with issues such as delays to its plans to double production capacity at its factory in that city.

The high-end Human Horizons-owned marque will follow other Chinese EV makers into Europe, including Xpeng, BYD, Great Wall Motors and Aiways