Trump declares some auto imports pose national security threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday declared that some imported vehicles and parts pose a national security threat but delayed a decision for as long as six…
Trump and Xi to meet after defiant China hits U.S. with new tariffs
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next month as the trade war between the world’s two largest economies intensified,…
Trump begins process to raise tariffs on remaining China imports: USTR
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer waves to reporters next to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin as they greet counterparts from China outside the office of the U.S. Trade Representative for a…
China Vice Premier says hopes to engage in rational, candid talks with U.S.: Xinhua
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He leaves the office of the U.S. Trade Representative in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2019. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Vice Premier Liu He…
U.S.: China reneged on trade commitments, sparking Trump tariff hike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China backtracked on substantial commitments it made during trade talks with the United States, prompting President Donald Trump to impose additional tariffs on Chinese goods slated to…
Ride-hailing drivers in New York to strike ahead of Uber IPO
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc’s drivers in New York will go on strike next week shortly before the ride-hailing company goes public to protest what they view as…
U.S. rejects Tesla bid for tariff exemption for Autopilot ‘brain’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. trade officials rejected Tesla Inc’s bid for relief from President Donald Trump’s 25-percent tariffs on the Chinese-made Autopilot “brain” of its Model 3 and other electric…
Trump: Japan will invest $40 billion in U.S. car factories
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again rally at the Resch Center Complex in Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. April 27, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (Reuters) –…
Volkswagen plans electric vehicle plant with JAC in China: local government
BEIJING (Reuters) – German automaker Volkswagen AG’s joint venture with China’s Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co (JAC) plans to invest 5.06 billion yuan ($750.8 million) in a new electric car factory…
Tesla’s Elon Musk, SEC get another week to work out deal on Twitter use
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will get another week to settle a dispute over Musk’s use of Twitter,…