Elon Musk says China wants assurances that the rare-earth magnets needed to build Optimus won't be used for "military ...

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

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

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

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the production of the company's Optimus humanoid robots was impacted by China's ...

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

China's restriction on rare earth magnet exports, particularly neodymium-iron-boron, is disrupting Tesla's robot production ...

Tesla's core electric vehicle business is also expected to feel the impacts of China's rare earth export restrictions.

Tesla's Q1 2025 earnings call highlighted challenges in vehicle deliveries due to factory updates & brand hostility. See why ...

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has said that export restrictions in China have disrupted the production of its humanoid ...

Elon Musk confidently declared Tesla's unmatched position in humanoid robotics, singling out Optimus as a leader. While ...

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