Since 2023, Tesla has been actively working to obtain regulatory approval for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software in China. However, navigating China's complex regulatory landscape—spanning data security, geographic mapping, and safety standards—has proven to be a challenge. These efforts are now increasingly intertwined with the broader

China is pushing forward with a WTO complaint against Türkiye's duties on EVs and other autos, requesting that a WTO panel adjudicate the matter.

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a final rule prohibiting "certain transactions involving the sale or import of connected vehicles integrating specific pieces of hardware and software, or those components sold separately, with a sufficient nexus to the People’s

The WTO has posted China's consultations request that claims Türkiye's tariffs and other measures affecting imports of Chinese vehicles violate several WTO obligations.

The Chinese government announced that it has filed a WTO complaint against Turkish tariffs on imported vehicles, while the EU said it has filed a WTO complaint against Chinese anti-dumping duties on brandy. The official documents have not been circulated by the WTO yet.

A group of Democratic members of Congress is pushing new Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to follow the lead of the U.S. in restricting sales of "connected vehicles" from China.

A spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce called the U.S. proposed rules on Chinese connected vehicles and related software and hardware "protectionist" and "economic coercion."