On June 29, multiple sources reported that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić reached out to Chinese President Xi Jinping on behalf of Stellantis' Kragujevac plant, Serbia over problems with rare mineral exports due to U.S. tariffs.
Xi responded positively and had already instructed Chinese authorities to work closel

On June 24, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued a notification of launching a campaign on New Energy Vehicle (NEV) consumption in thousands of counties and tens of thousands of towns from July to December 2025.
The campaign aims to coordinate key tasks and activities such as the trade-in of automobiles and t

On June 23, the China Auto Dealers Chamber of Commerce (CADCC) launched an initiative to call on Chinese automakers to optimize rebate policies and shorten rebate redemption periods.
Some Chinese automakers recently made commitments to a supply chain payment period not exceeding 60 days, which, if fulfilled, will gre

On June 23, the People’s Government of Guangzhou Municipality issued the “Guangzhou Three-year Action Plan to Promote the Development of the Intelligent Connected Vehicle (ICV) and New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Industries” (the Plan).
With the “three horizontal technology paths (NEVs, autonomous vehicles, and fuel cell ve

On June 23, the Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Egypt met with the Chinese Minister of Commerce to discuss ways to strengthen economic and trade relations between the two countries.
The two sides agreed to enhance cooperation in the fields of electric vehicles, feed industries, electronics, water desalinati

On June 19, three Chinese government bodies including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) jointly held a video conference on strengthening New Energy Vehicle (NEV) safety management to research and deploy related work for the year.
According to the conference, automakers and power battery manuf

On June 20, the Deputy Minister of Transport, Uzbekistan, met with representatives of a delegation led by the Chairman of the Board of the Export-Import Bank of the People's Republic of China. The parties discussed the issue of accelerating the negotiation and signing of a loan agreement between Uzsanoatqurilishbank

On June 19, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the “Catalog of New Energy Models Eligible for Vehicle Purchase Tax Breaks (18th List)”.
The selected battery electric models consist of 3 passenger vehicles (including NIO’s Onvo L90, Xiaomi EV’s YU7, and FAW Bestune’s Yueyi 03), 56

On June 19, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the 74th list of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) that meet the national energy saving standards and are eligible for tax reductions or exemptions. There are 560 models on the list in total, including 19 energy-saving and 541 New Energy mod

On June 19, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the 395th list of the “Announcement on On-road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Products”.
A number of products of independent automobile brands such as BYD, Dongfeng Motor Corporation, and Chery, as well as joint-venture automobile br

On June 13, eight Chinese government bodies including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) jointly issued the “Security Guidelines for the Outbound Transfer of Automotive Data (Edition 2025)” (the Guidelines) for public comments until July 13.
The Guidelines define automotive data and its proces

On June 10, four Chinese automakers, namely, FAW Group, Dongfeng Motor Corporation, GAC Group, and Seres Group, committed to a payment period not exceeding 60 days to ensure efficient capital turnover along the supply chain.
From the night of June 10 to 11, another 13 Chinese automakers, namely, Geely, Changan Auto,

On June 13, Ford CEO Jim Farley said the company is struggling with supplies of rare earth magnets that are essential to car production and already forced a shutdown of production of its Explorer SUV at its Chicago plant for a week in May. Farley said that the supply of the critical components has been trickling out

On June 9, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) decided to initiate the 2025 supervision and inspection of on-road motor vehicle manufacturers and the conformity of production (COP) of their models.
On this occasion, the MIIT will draw sample vehicles from sources such as on-road motor vehic

China has granted temporary export licenses to rare-earth suppliers of the Detroit 3 automakers, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Suppliers to General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis got clearance for some rare earth export licenses on June 2, one of the two sources said. At least some of the licenses are

On June 12, Stellantis said it is currently unaffected by supply bottlenecks for rare earth materials from China, though it has had difficulties in managing the situation in the past, according to its head of European operations.
"We're all fine for June," Stellantis' Jean-Philippe Imparato said during an automotive

On June 11, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese officials announced they have agreed to a framework for a trade deal between the two countries, setting tariffs, allowing students to attend U.S. universities and easing restrictions on trade in rare earths.
“Our deal with China is done, subject to final approval wi

On June 10, multiple sources reported that the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, India, addressing a press conference in Switzerland, stated that China’s curbs on the export of rare-earth magnets are a ‘wake-up call’ which can impact important sectors like the auto industry and consumer goods.
The Indian gover

On June 8, China’s Ministry of Commerce, in a social media update, stated that Commerce Minister Wang Wentao held a discussion with EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič in Paris, France on June 3.
Wang explained China’s export control policies to Šefčovič, emphasizing that implementing expor

On June 7, the Ministry of Commerce, China, stated that it has approved a certain number of compliant applications under the law related to rare earth export control measures. It will continue to strengthen the approval of compliant applications. China is willing to further strengthen export control communication and