President Xi said at a summit in Beijing last month that from December goods from least developed countries with diplomatic ties to China would not be subject to import duties

Freevoy is the world's first hybrid battery with a range of over 400km (249 miles), CATL's chief technology officer Gao Huan said

Carmaker showed off possible uses for hydrogen fuel cells at an event in Japan this week, as part of its shift toward a clean energy future

US consultancy is cutting about 500 jobs - a third of its business - to reduce security risks while working in China

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares says the EU's hefty tariffs will push Chinese carmakers to build facilities in Europe – and that could add to the problem of China's industrial overcapacity

Officials are trying to get foreign firms to trade on Shanghai's futures exchange, which has said it plans to expand soon into international metals storage

Trade tension has clouded the longer-term outlook for carmakers and created a level of uncertainty in the industry, the CEO of TomTom digital mapping group said

Battery-electric vehicles accounted for 8% of new vehicle sales in June and July of this year, while overall auto sales are set to drop 12% this month

The world's no-2 crude steel producer has been consuming the metal at a fast pace with robust demand from the infrastructure and automotive sectors

Sources say the Commerce Dept is set to propose a ban on Chinese software and hardware in cars on US roads due to national security concerns

The new law - one of several this week aimed at curbing China – now goes to the Senate. It seeks to restrict Chinese content in cars that qualify for EV tax credits

Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa ask ICC to recognise 'ecocide' as an international crime; with companies and executives punished for severe cases of environmental degradation