Increased competition at home and abroad in the electric vehicle sector, particularly from China, has piled the pressure on Elon Musk’s firm

Chinese officials expressed disquiet about US tariffs, investment restrictions and sanctions that 'suppress' Chinese companies in talks with US Treasury officials in Beijing on Monday and Tuesday

A key topic of the US-China Economic Working Group's talks will be China's subsidies, which the US says encourage overproduction of goods with the potential to flood global markets

With producer prices falling for 15 months, industrial output and millions of jobs are at risk – compounding China's economic woes

The Chinese automaker said it expects to have 72 in orbit by 2025 and eventually a planned ‘constellation’ of 240

Human Rights Watch says it found evidence aluminum producers use workers from government labour transfer schemes that coerce Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims into jobs

The piece of tech powers advanced driver assistance systems and is key to Huawei's push to become a leading supplier of auto software

The US commerce secretary raised concerns about the data collected by Chinese EVs in a chat alongside EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager

The auto firm has been beset by test certification issues and this week it was forced to urge the recall of 50,000 older US models over faulty air bag fears

The heads of two House committees said the four companies have direct ties to the Chinese military, Chinese Communist Party, plus the North Korean government and alleged rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region

The Chinese EV outfit is predicting a $4billion-plus net profit for last year despite intensified competition in the sector

"Our observation is generally that the Chinese car companies are the most competitive car companies in the world," the Tesla chief said at a post-earnings call