Stellantis NV is considering tapping electric-vehicle technology from its Chinese partner Leapmotor to help lower costs across its mass-market European brands such as Fiat, Opel and Peugeot, according to people familiar with the plans.

The door handles of a bestselling Xiaomi Corp. electric vehicle failed and trapped its driver in an inferno during a fatal 2025 crash, Caixin reported, a development likely to intensify pressure for China to phase out such designs.

The European Union needs to implement comprehensive regulations to manage the growing security risks posed by intelligent vehicles, particularly Chinese cars that are increasingly popular with consumers, according to a think tank.

Tesla Inc.’s China shipments in January increased 9% from a year earlier, bucking the rocky start that many local electric vehicle makers had in 2026, including top rival BYD Co., which saw sales slip by almost a third.

Ford Motor Co. has held discussions with China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. about sharing manufacturing capacity in Europe, with the US carmaker seeking new global partnerships as it overhauls its electric vehicle strategy.

China banned concealed door handles on electric vehicles, the first country in the world to outlaw a design popularized by Tesla Inc. that is now facing global regulatory scrutiny due to a spate of deadly incidents.

Tesla Inc. and brands controlled by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. will likely be the first beneficiaries of Canada’s move to slash import tariffs on made-in-China electric vehicles.

China announced new rules to track old car batteries to prevent them from being recycled illegally as the country faces a growing number of electric clunkers.

The European Union is weighing minimum prices for electric vehicles exported to the bloc from China, signaling a thaw in trade tensions even as the US presses Europe to take a tougher line on Beijing.

Xiaomi Corp. is looking to build on a breakout year for its electric vehicle business, raising its delivery target to 550,000 units in 2026 as it seeks to boost its share of China’s fiercely competitive market and make inroads overseas.

BYD Co. met its full-year sales target and likely surpassed Tesla Inc. to become the world’s largest electric-vehicle maker in 2025 — milestones overshadowed by a challenging outlook for the Chinese auto market in the year ahead.

Porsche AG plans to shutter its proprietary charging network for electric vehicles in China as the brand continues to lose share in the world’s largest auto market.

BAIC Motor Corp. and Changan Auto Co. rose Tuesday after the two state-controlled automakers received China’s first permits for Level 3 advanced driver assistance, allowing conditional driverless operations in designated areas.

Car sales in China fell for a second month — a rare decline in what’s usually the busiest time of the year — as automakers’ discounts failed to make up for the end of a trade-in subsidy that had underpinned the market.

Pony AI Inc. shares rose for a third day in Hong Kong trading, arresting a steep decline since listing three weeks ago, after the robotaxi firm said its Guangzhou operations had broken even on a per-car basis in an early indication its business model is sustainable.

Pony AI Inc. shares rose for a third day in Hong Kong trading, arresting a steep decline since listing three weeks ago, after the robotaxi firm said its Guangzhou operations had broken even on a per-car basis in an early indication its business model is sustainable.

Xiaomi Corp. now expects to deliver more than 400,000 cars this year, showing accelerating momentum from an electric vehicle business that’s become profitable much faster than its peers.