Chongqing Changan Automobile Co, the Chinese automaker that completed a 1,931-kilometer trek with a self-driving car earlier this year, has postponed public road tests in response to a regulatory ban it said could impede efforts to develop autonomous vehicles.
China has recalled nearly 9 million cars with potential safety risks since the beginning of the year, a historic high and more than twice as many as the same period last year.
It's Tesla Motors' biggest bet yet: a massive, $5 billion factory in the Nevada desert that could nearly double the world's production of lithium-ion batteries.
Emerging industries such as auto manufacturing and pharmaceuticals carried the capital's gross domestic product growth in the first half of the year, amid a weak performance from the real estate sector.
Beijing plans to unveil the country's first self-developed fully automatic subway next year, with the scheduled opening of the Yanfang Line.
China is about to unfold its road map for intelligent connected vehicle development, in the expectation of regulating and standardizing the burgeoning sector, and helping local car makers and related companies head forward speedily.
Senior executives at Volkswagen AG, including its former chief executive, covered up evidence that the German automaker had cheated on US diesel emissions tests for years, three US states charged on Tuesday in civil lawsuits against the company.
Chinese new-energy vehicle makers are seeking more funds to support their expensive operations, as the small volume of sales generates no economy of scale, despite subsidies from both central and local governments.
China is allowing foreign auto-parts makers to conduct research and production in the country without partnering with local companies in a trial move experts believe may signal the imminent removal of investment restrictions on international carmakers.
Zhou Lei, an independent auto analyst in Beijing, said the rise in the number of cars recalled did not necessarily mean that more cars are shoddily made.
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd bought a $449 million stake in Chinese electric-car maker BYD Co Ltd, which is backed by US billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Sedans may no longer be the automobile of choice for Chinese families who believe they need more seats to fit in more family members now that the one-child policy is a thing of the past.
General Motors announced that it earned $2.87 billion in profits in the second quarter of this year, more than doubling its earnings in the same period of last year and setting a post-bankruptcy record.
Elon Musk unveiled his master plan for Tesla Motors Inc, delivering a long-term vision that includes making an integrated solar and battery storage system and building a freight truck and a bus.
China is formulating rules for governing the testing of autonomous vehicles on the country's highways, according to bloomberg.com, citing an official from the auto industry regulator.
Infiniti brand, which lost its China head to a startup and saw deliveries slump in the country, will regain growth in the world's largest auto market in the second half of the year, said its top executive.
Favorable policies are driving new energy car sales in China.
Jinzhou Jinheng Automotive Safety System Co, one of China's leading air bag manufacturers, announced it will set up a new plant to meet the increasing safety demands of local consumers.
The winners of the most prestige product design awards, Red Dot, were unveiled in earlier this month in Germany. The top award, Red Dot: Best of the Best, went to three models by Ferrari, McLaren and Kia. A total of 10 carmakers received Red Dot: Best of the Best, and Red Dot awards.
After suffering years of losses, Hyundai Motor's imported car dealers across the country have joined hands to seek compensation from the automaker, claiming it had failed to offer sufficient products.
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