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1. Tesla halts importing Model S and X in China as buyers balk at tariffs
Tesla has stopped accepting orders to ship Model S and Model X electric vehicles (EVs) to China, as the former bellwether of the country’s vehicle market has borne the brunt of the tit-for-tat tariff war between the US and China.
2. Xpeng eyes Toyota’s Alphard, Europe sales with its X9 electric MPV

Chinese premium electric vehicle maker Xpeng introduced the latest version of its X9 multipurpose vehicle for the local market and aimed to launch it in Europe from July as part of its drive to quadruple its sales in export markets.
3. Alibaba steps up AI adoption in auto industry with Nio, BMW deals
Alibaba Group Holding is stepping up the commercialisation of its artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the automotive industry, with new deals and reported cooperation with several major players in the industry.
4. China’s CATL joins with Sinopec to build EV battery-swapping network

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), the world’s largest electric vehicle battery producer, plans to ramp up construction of battery-swapping stations across mainland China after it reported a 33 per cent profit jump.
5. China’s auto-parts makers could face biggest risk from tariff war fallout

China’s automotive industry, a bright spot in the world’s second-largest economy, remains exposed to an escalating US-China tariff war, with component manufacturers likely to bear the brunt of the trade fallout, analysts said.
6. China’s lidar sensor firms Hesai, RoboSense stand to gain after fatal EV crash
China’s leading lidar sensor makers Hesai Group and RoboSense Technology stand to benefit in the aftermath of a fatal accident involving autonomous driving as safety-conscious consumers become more aware of their technologies, analysts said.
7. Xpeng to use own Turing AI chip to power its self-driving cars this quarter

Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng has ramped up development of its own artificial intelligence chip to power its semi-autonomous cars, with a first mass production model to be fitted with the Turing chip from as early as this quarter.


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Tesla’s Model 3 on display at a showroom in Beijing. Photo: EPA-EFE

Xpeng aims to start selling the new X9 in Europe from the second half of this year. Photo: Sun Yeung

A sign of battery manufacturer CATL is pictured at its booth at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing on April 25, 2024. Photo: Reuters

An assembly line inside an electric vehicle (EV) factory owned by Li Auto in Changzhou in eastern Jiangsu province. Photo: Xinhua

CEO He Xiaopeng will unveil Xpeng’s 2025 X9 at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Photo: Sun Yeung

Xiaomi car crash sparks concerns, BYD beats Tesla again: 7 EV reads

Xiaomi will cooperate with the police after an accident involving the autonomous driving feature of its SU7 electric vehicle (EV) claimed three lives. Photo: Weibo/ 南京金刀客

Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun unveils the SU7 Ultra in Beijing on October 29, 2024. The car model was involved in an accident on the mainland on Saturday, which claimed three lives. Photo: Reuters

Employees work on a production line at a Zeekr factory in Cixi, Zhejiang province on March 19, 2025. Photo: Reuters

People visit the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in April 2023. Photo: AFP

People check a BYD electric vehicle in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters

Xu Fuguo has been appointed professor in the mechanical engineering school at Dalian University of Technology. Photo: Handout

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Wang Xiaofeng, whose homes in Indiana were raided on Friday, has focused his recent research on data protection to support AI and using AI technologies to protect computing systems and 5G networks. Photo: Handout

Computer scientist Sun Huanbo has taken up a position at Peking University. Photo: Peking University

Chinese state media says geological authorities used 3D monitoring and other prospecting technologies to uncover potentially large deposits of gold. Photo: Shutterstock

Chinese aerospace giant Comac has revealed the first glimpse of its quiet supersonic airliner C949. Photo: Comac

Xu Fuguo, whose research has focused on EV control engineering, started as a professor in the mechanical engineering school at Dalian University of Technology after spending years researching in the Japanese auto sector. Photo: Xinhua

China’s deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe on display aboard the research vessel in New Zealand before the expedition to the Puysegur Trench. Photo: Xinhua

Singapore on Trump’s tariffs, Malaysia brain drain, businessman murder: 7 Asia highlights

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in a phone call with US President Donald Trump on November 19, 2024. Photo: Ministry of Digital Development and Information of Singapore

US President Donald Trump on the phone with Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on November 19, 2024. Photo: Ministry of Digital Development and Information of Singapore

US Air Force F-16 fighter jets take part in joint aerial drills at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek in 2017. Photo: AFP

Anson Que – CEO-owner of Elison Steel and also known as Cong Yuan Guo and Anton Que – was abducted together with his driver Armanie Pabillo in the afternoon of March 29 in Bulacan province. Photo: Handout

A retired Japanese yakuza crime boss, who does not want to be identified, smokes a cigarette at his residence in Tokyo. Photo: AFP

A scheme to undermine the Ferdinand Marcos Jnr government was allegedly revealed at the Yung Kee Restaurant in Central. Photo: Felix Wong

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From Tesla halting US-made models in China to Xpeng eyeing Europe sales with its X9 MPV, here are seven EV stories you may have missed


From Tesla halting US-made models in China to Xpeng eyeing Europe sales with its X9 MPV, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.


Tesla halts US-made models in China, Xpeng eyes Europe sales for MPV: 7 EV reads

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Tesla halting US-made models in China to Xpeng eyeing Europe sales with its X9 MPV, here are seven EV stories you may have missed

1. Tesla halts importing Model S and X in China as buyers balk at tariffs

From Tesla halting US-made models in China to Xpeng eyeing Europe sales with its X9 MPV, here are seven EV stories you may have missed