The 12% slump in outbound shipments was worse than expected in the year-on-year Customs data for June. Imports also contracted by 6.8%.

China's looming export controls create doubt on the supply of a metal some say is a game changer for EV chargers. Carmakers may shift to silicon carbide if they can't find other sources

Chinese analysts say Yellen's speech in April, which ranked national security interests as the top plank of America's bilateral economic policy, did not inspire optimism for the visit

Japanese car giant believes it could make a solid-state battery that charges in 10 minutes and has a range of 745 miles (nearly 1,200km)

The two countries signed agreements on computer chips, tech, critical minerals, space cooperation, plus defence and cooperative arrangements aimed at countering China's influence

Technological advances have helped lithium-iron-phosphate batteries edge past EV batteries made of nickel and cobalt, experts say

Musk says it's "quite likely there will be a significant investment in our relationship with India in the future,” adding that he thinks "India has more promise than any large country in the world"

New energy vehicles purchased in 2024 and 2025 will be exempted from purchase tax of up to 30,000 yuan per vehicle, and half of that for purchases in 2026 and 2027

Bill Ford, the great-grandson of company founder Henry Ford, also addressed criticism from US senators like Marco Rubio on the automaker's plans to partner with Chinese battery company CATL

Chinese president hails agreement on issues with top US diplomat, but talks did not appear to make much progress on differences over Taiwan, trade, rights, fentanyl or war in Ukraine

The move by Rome’s right-wing administration aims to curb Chinese influence on one of Italy's most storied companies, whose data-collecting technology in tyres it says is key to national security

Japan has designated batteries for energy storage as important under an economic security law and earmarked close to $2.4 billion to support their supply and development