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.

Trade war between the USA and China is also affecting robot production. There is a shortage of rare earths for the production ...

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

The restrictions on rare earth minerals and related magnets came in response to Trump’s escalating tariffs and we’re now ...

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

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

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

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

Elon Musk's long-hyped Optimus robots are in trouble, but there's more to it than Trump's mounting trade war with China.

Elon Musk said Optimus production faces challenges due to China's rare-earth export restrictions. The Tesla CEO said China wants assurance that the parts won't be used for "military purposes." ...

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