President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs provoked Beijing into demonstrating one of its key points of leverage.

Elon Musk steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on March 22, 2025.

China had earlier imposed new export controls on seven rare earth elements and magnets used in everything from defense to ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the production of its Optimus humanoid robots had been affected by China's export ...

Elon Musk said China wants assurances that the rare-earth magnets needed to build Optimus will not be used for "military ...

China’s halt this month on exports of magnets containing heavy rare earth metals has affected Tesla’s plans to manufacture ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday that China’s decision to block the exports of rare earth magnets in response to President ...

Elon Musk intends to focus more on his job as Tesla CEO, but it's unclear if the billionaire will be able to solve a big ...

Tesla's Optimus robot production is facing significant challenges, including supply chain disruptions and China's new export ...

Investors interested in what Elon Musk says is ahead for Tesla, rather than the company’s latest numbers, got some fresh ...

Says will scale Optimus robot production to millions per year in less than five years. Says confident predicting a million Optimus robots per ...