Bloomberg Tesla Inc and SAIC Motor Corp told Shanghai’s government they may have difficulty maintaining production if a power crunch in Sichuan continues to impact suppliers, according to people familiar with the matter, prompting city officials to ask the southwestern province if it could prioritise electricity for the carmakers’ suppliers. The companies informed authorities in Shanghai that key parts ...

  Bloomberg Chinese car maker Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. reported first-half profit that missed analyst estimates as sales fell short of expectations — pummeled by Covid-19 lockdowns and supply chain disruptions. Net income dropped 35% to 1.55 billion yuan ($228 million) in the six months ended June 30 from a year earlier, the Hangzhou-based automaker said in a statement. That ...

  Bloomberg Apple Inc has asked suppliers to build at least as many of its next-generation iPhones this year as in 2021, counting on an affluent clientele and dwindling competition to weather a global electronics downturn. The tech giant is telling its assemblers to make 90 million of its newest devices, on par with last year, despite deteriorating projections for ...