China’s retail sales of new-energy vehicles are set to expand at a slower pace this year as government-backed trade-in subsidies are gradually phased out, removing a key pillar of support for the world’s biggest auto market.

China has reported its auto exports rose 21% last year from the year before, driven by a surge in electric vehicle shipments.

The proposed tie-up between Rio Tinto , and Glencore could require asset sales to secure regulatory approval from top commodity buyer China, which has longstanding concerns about resource security and market concentration.

Tesla Inc.’s China factory shipments dropped in 2025, despite a last-minute bump in December, as the Elon Musk-led carmaker struggles with a slowdown in global sales that saw it lose its No. 1 spot.

We finally have the full picture for Tesla’s 2025 out of Giga Shanghai, and while the headline wholesale numbers

China’s auto sales fell in December, signaling that business conditions could remain challenging in 2026 for the world’s largest car market.

In a new press release, the Trump Administration let it be known that it would apply a 25% tariff to Nvidia H200, AMD MI325X, among unspecified "advanced computer chips." This latest move partially reverses the administration's position of blocking the sale of said chips,