As Elon Musk grew Tesla’s business in China, he publicly cozied up to its leaders on his favorite social media platform.

Tesla's long-awaited "Juniper" refresh of the Model Y has just launched in China.

"I'd be hard pressed to declare Tesla a winner in China," said Bill Russo, Shanghai-based founder and CEO of Automobility, "they are struggling to keep pace and have a limited and aging product ...

The appointment, announced shortly after Trump’s election victory in November, comes after years of Musk building successful business operations in China, including a significant April 2024 visit to Beijing, where he met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang to discuss Tesla’s autonomous driving technology and data transfer permissions.

Tesla has been at the top of the electric vehicle segment for a while now, but its influence could be waning as a result of politics and competition.

After years of rejecting the idea of a sale of TikTok’s US assets to an American buyer in order to avert a ban, China and ByteDance may have found an owner they could live with: Elon Musk.

Tesla, Inc. TSLA reportedly received 50,000 orders for its redesigned Model Y within 24 hours in China. Per BofA Securities, the updated SUV is priced 5% higher than the previous version.

Tesla plans to suspend part of the lines manufacturing its recently refreshed Model Y sport utility vehicles in Shanghai for around three weeks over Chinese New Year, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday,

Tesla unveiled a long-rumored refresh of the Model Y on Friday, but it's not yet on sale in the US.

The senator’s criticism of Chinese “genocide” led the country to forbid his entry, and his attack on Elon Musk’s company could rile Trump’s key adviser.

Washington's addition of CATL to a list of firms it says work with China's military could put Tesla founder Elon Musk in a tight spot, challenging how he balances his role in the Trump administration with his ties to China.