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.

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 ...

CEO Elon Musk said ‘China wants some assurances’ that the magnets Tesla is trying to buy will not be used for military ...

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

China's restriction on rare earth magnet exports, particularly neodymium-iron-boron, is disrupting Tesla's robot production and highlighting the urgent need for the US to secure its supply chains to ...

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

Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus, which it says is designed for taking over household chores, has recently hit a production ...

Tesla's plans to produce thousands of Optimus robots this year face disruption due to China's rare earth export restrictions, ...

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