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Latest state data shows retail sales at their weakest in three years, while home prices continue to fall and even car sales slump
Beijing urges the Gulf Cooperation Council to conclude talks on a free-trade agreement, which first started over 20 years ago
Intense competition in China has hammered profitability for automakers, suppliers and dealers but regulators are now looking to penalise absurdly low pricing
Move will raise or impose new duties of up to 50% on goods such as autos, auto parts, textiles, clothing, plastics and steel from states without trade deals with Mexico
This is the first such indication from Beijing that it is taking concrete measures to reach a key promised outcome from a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in October
Fossil-fuel vehicles made up 75% of Chinese auto exports since 2020, and annual shipments could top 6 million this year, amid huge overcapacity at home
Three auto suppliers have received "general licences" designed to ease demand pressure by allowing more exports under year-long permits for customers
Revenues of China's top military firms fell 10% last year after the PLA and its Rocket Force were targets of a corruption crackdown ordered by President Xi, new report says
Caught in the middle of the continuing tensions around the Dutch chipmaker are global automakers who rely on the firm for its ubiquitous chips and experts say they have 'no way out'
The German car giant plans to release about 30 EVs in China over the next five years, and hopes to sell them around the world as well
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