A Ford executive said this week that China’s approval process for rare earth exports was still much slower than what the industry needed

The world's biggest EV-maker is grappling with rising inventory even after offering deep price cuts in China's cut-throat auto market

Dialogue on Beijing's rare earth blockade has now become part of its negotiations on the EU's tariffs on China-made EVs, and it signals China's willingness to use its dominance in the critical industry as leverage

Tesla's EV sales also continued to plummet across much of Europe last month, as its aging model lineup and CEO Elon Musk's political activities deterred buyers

Growing global and domestic sales have allowed BYD to continue selling EVs at steep discounts, heightening the threat of an industry shakeout

Pushback from the domestic auto lobby has been a key reason why the Indian government has, for months, delayed a reduction of import levies

The Xi Jinping administration fears a plant in the country would give Mexico unrestricted access to BYD’s advanced technology and EV know-how, insiders claim

The Chinese electric vehicle giant has described its new fast charging platform as similar to filling up a fuel tank at the pump

Tesla is aiming for a full rollout of FSD in China this year, and is working with tech giant Baidu to improve the performance of the system

Tesla has deals to sell credits to European carmakers who are still selling gasoline-powered vehicles so they can avert huge fines

Experts at the International Energy Agency say China's fuel use has already reached a plateau and may even have passed its peak

If their deal had succeeded, the two giants would have created the world's fourth-biggest auto group by vehicle sales