EP Manufacturing, Hebei Shichang form RM100m auto parts JV
The 200,000-unit Selangor facility will supply fuel tanks for Proton's new modular vehicle architecture starting in March 2027 under a 30-year agreement.
Trade & Industrial Policy — Cross-border
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USTR and MOFCOM set $60B tariff cuts on non-sensitive itemsMembers
The reciprocal pact restores most-favored-nation duties across 90% of targeted lines, dropping surcharges on Chinese toys and…
China caps hybrid car exports to EU to ease rare earth flows
A bilateral pact struck Oct. 9 slashes projected vehicle shipments by over 50% across four years while speeding green-channel…
US and China advance $30 billion tariff cuts and AI security channel
Both governments will lower duties on 90% of targeted goods to MFN rates while establishing an emergency hotline to manage…
UK weighs tariffs on Chinese electric cars to protect EU supply tiesMembers
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds evaluates import duties of up to 45% as Brussels threatens to exclude British carmakers from…
U.S.-China Board of Trade sets tariff cuts on corn and beef as raw soybeans stay excluded
The U.S.-China Board of Trade released a 30-for-30 framework on Sept.
USTR puts no timeline on $60B US-China tariff cuts as supply chains wait
Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says domestic legal reviews must precede duty relief on 77 product lines, leaving Asian…
PIIE ties $99.8 billion US-China trade gap to tariff evasion
Bilateral customs gaps reached 63% of American imports through July, pointing to transshipment through Vietnam as US tariff rates…
Japan and Australia advance critical minerals security pact
The bilateral framework deploys A$1.67 billion in public capital and long-term offtake agreements to insulate rare earth, gallium…
Malaysia overtakes China in US drone market as tariffs bite
A report by Rare Earth Exchanges shows Malaysian facilities shipped 348,400 drones to America, capturing 84% of micro-UAS imports…
White House keeps chip export controls after Xi-Trump summit
Bilateral summit readouts carve out $30 billion in consumer goods for tariff relief, but U.S.
India and Japan deepen defense ties to secure supply chains
Defense and foreign ministry officials held talks in New Delhi on Sept.
Trump signs sanctions act authorizing 100% tariffs on oil buyers
The measure targets goods from the top five purchasers of Russian crude oil and natural gas, putting Indian and Chinese supply…
China and US Open Talks to Cut LNG Tariffs Ahead of Summit
Delegations led by Vice Premier He Lifeng and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent review duties on American gas cargoes under a…
US and Japan weigh $19 billion GlobalFoundries fab under tariff pact
Washington and Tokyo review funding for a US logic chip factory operated by GlobalFoundries as part of Japan's $550 billion…
US House advances 100% tariff bill on Russian crude buyers
The measure targets major importers including India and China with secondary duties, threatening refining margins built on…
GM and Stellantis weigh Korean auto parts suppliers amid China risks
Detroit automakers held over 200 sourcing meetings with 61 Korean component vendors as supply chain derisking pressures mount…
Tesla sweeps Canada EV import quota as Chinese makers wait
Ottawa rolled over 8,897 unused vehicle slots on Sept. 1 into a 33,397-car window, leaving Elon Musk's Shanghai plant as the main…
US warns Ford over Chinese battery ties with CATL and Geely
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy cited Marshall factory licensing and European joint ventures in an official letter as Ford…
Wacker Chemie keeps Tennessee plant open despite US tariffs
A Section 232 tariff order designed to shield domestic polysilicon is eroding orders at the German group's Charleston site by…
US 100% drone tariffs take effect as Chinese hardware faces border wallMembers
The Section 232 duties penalize heavy and thermal-equipped unmanned aircraft while granting a 15% rate to allied suppliers in…
US and China open talks on $30 billion reciprocal tariff reduction
Negotiators review public filings on non-sensitive industrial goods and farm products to build exclusion lists under a bilateral…