Several Tesla owners in Shanghai also said they felt misled by Tesla sales staff who told them they would face higher prices in the new year

Tesla has chosen to lower prices and take some additional downtime at the Shanghai factory to bring supply and demand back in balance

Rival Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD and the budget-EV joint venture of General Motors in China both outsold the US carmaker

The Afeela EV demonstrates how automakers are increasingly focussing on the in-car cockpit experience, which presents greater monetisation opportunities

Nvidia said its technology, which includes chips to process information from sensors in real time, will help Foxconn overcome challenges in ramping up automobile production

Tesla and its suppliers have been falling sick in the current wave of infections in China, posing challenges to operations at the plant

The move has fuelled talk among colleagues he is being groomed for a bigger role in Tesla, at a time when chief executive Elon Musk has been distracted by Twitter

The US automaker plans to start selling its EVs in Southeast Asia's second-biggest economy via online channels

Japan joins South Korea and European countries worried about the legislation which will see tax credits withdrawn for foreign-made vehicles and batteries

The two sides are discussing a reduction in Renault's 43% stake in Nissan, potentially to 15%, so the carmakers can collaborate on more equal terms

New York-based Grizzly Research alleged that China EV manufacturer Nio used creative accounting to inflate its net income margins. Nio said on Thursday the claims had no merit and 'contained errors'.

Petrol-electric hybrid models remain far more popular in Japan than pure EVs like the Solterra and bZ4X, which accounted for just 1% of passenger cars sold